LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . ut 13,000. Situated on the left bank of the Hwang-poo, and 12 miles from the Yangtze, it is the largest port, themost important trading mart, and in fact the Commercial Capitalof China. The city is continually extending in both directionsalong the river, and has even passed to the opposite side. Itcomprises several parts, which, commencing on the S.,lie in thefollowing order : Tnnglcadoo ^ ^ ^, the Chinese city still sur-rounded with its walls and moat, tJie FrencJi Con
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . ut 13,000. Situated on the left bank of the Hwang-poo, and 12 miles from the Yangtze, it is the largest port, themost important trading mart, and in fact the Commercial Capitalof China. The city is continually extending in both directionsalong the river, and has even passed to the opposite side. Itcomprises several parts, which, commencing on the S.,lie in thefollowing order : Tnnglcadoo ^ ^ ^, the Chinese city still sur-rounded with its walls and moat, tJie FrencJi Concession and theInternational Settlement, Mviihm which is comprised Hongkew^P (Hungkow),the so-called American Settlement. The EuropeanCity monopolizes the tea, silk and cotton trade of N. activity reigns on the wharves which border the the long streets running far inwards from the river, the sameanimation may be observed. Up to comparatively recent time,there have been but docks and godowns (from the Malaygo-flong, a warehouse for the storing of goods) on the right bank; CHAPTER IV. KIANGSU. 161. 11 162 SECTION II. THE CENTRAL REGION. of late however, industry has been started there and this attracteda large number of hands. If the work continues, in a few yearshence, the quarter will be as populous as on the opposite activity is exclusively confined to the city on the leftbank. Here are found the consulates, city halls, banks, hotels,the custom house, markets, churches, hospitals, schools, mills,factories, warehouses and splendid shops. The streets arecrowded with carriages, jinricshas and native motor-car has been recently introduced, and an electrictramway line will be completed this year. The city has also itspublic garden, its racecourse, clubs, theatre, library, museum, itsforeign and native newspapers. The weather forecasts are due tothe Sicawei ^^ ^ i^ (Siikiahwei) Observatory. Shanghai is indaily communication
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