LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . ding on Changshan hsien ^ ^j |^,is a great distributing centre whence the silk manufactured inthe Province is exported. Laichow Fu ^ ^ fl^- — Population, 80,000 town deriving importance from its position. It is famous forits marble quarries and its Tèngchow Fu^j^)^.— Population, 40,000 inhabitants. Itoccupies a fine position on the coast, and was formerly a greatcommercial city. Cliefoo ^ ^ or Yentai -Jtg J. — Population, 82,000 in^ CHAPTER IV.
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . ding on Changshan hsien ^ ^j |^,is a great distributing centre whence the silk manufactured inthe Province is exported. Laichow Fu ^ ^ fl^- — Population, 80,000 town deriving importance from its position. It is famous forits marble quarries and its Tèngchow Fu^j^)^.— Population, 40,000 inhabitants. Itoccupies a fine position on the coast, and was formerly a greatcommercial city. Cliefoo ^ ^ or Yentai -Jtg J. — Population, 82,000 in^ CHAPTER IV. SHANTUNG. 85 habitants. An important commercial port open to foreign trade. Weifuiiwei ^ ^^-— An excellent harbour and anchorage,leased to Great Britain in 1899, and now used as a large supplystation and sanatorium. The town is governed by Chineseofficials under the direction of a British Commissioner. To the S. : Tafingtao ^ %. — Village situated upon Kiao Chow 0 )^ Bay. Leased to Germany in 1898 for 99 years, and vigorouslydeveloped into a great trading and promising port. It is 300miles North of -]^^ \f*i q m f; 0 u i e. PORT OP TSINGTAO ^ ^.To the N. of Teingtao : Wei hsicH ^ f^. — Population, 100,000 inhabitants. Alarge town situated near the great commercial highway of that 86 SECTION I. THE NORTHERN REGION. region and monopolizing all business. The new railway passesclose by, and affords easy transport lor the coal which lies inabundance to the of the city. It is a great mart for goods,such as cotton, tobacco and coal. Wei hsien is the great com-mercial centre in Shantung for the sale of straw-braid. Industry and Coniiiierce. — A certain number of citiesare engaged in industrial pursuits. We have already mentionedseveral. At Pohshan hsien if Uj M^ the prefecture of Tsing-chow Fu ^ j^ }^, clay is utilized in making pottery renownedthroughout all Northern China. Close to this, a special kindof sand-stone is employed in the manufacture of ena
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