. The awakening of China . minently in our history we shall not pausethere at present, but proceed to Shanghai, a placewhich more than any other controls the destinies ofthe State. Formerly an insignificant town of the third order(provincial capitals and prefectural towns rankingrespectively first and second), some sapient Englishmanwith an eye to commerce perceived the advantage ofthe site; and in the dictation of the terms of peace in1842 it was made one of the five ports. It has come toovershadow Canton; and more than all the otherports it displays to the Chinese the marvels of Westernskill
. The awakening of China . minently in our history we shall not pausethere at present, but proceed to Shanghai, a placewhich more than any other controls the destinies ofthe State. Formerly an insignificant town of the third order(provincial capitals and prefectural towns rankingrespectively first and second), some sapient Englishmanwith an eye to commerce perceived the advantage ofthe site; and in the dictation of the terms of peace in1842 it was made one of the five ports. It has come toovershadow Canton; and more than all the otherports it displays to the Chinese the marvels of Westernskill, knowledge, and enterprise. On a broad estuary near the mouth of the mainartery that penetrates the heart of China, it has becomea leading emporium of the worlds commerce. Thenative city still hides its squalor behind low wallsof brick, but outside the North Gate lies a tract of •land known as the Foreign Concessions. There abeautiful city styled the model settlement hassprung up like a gorgeous pond-lily from the muddy. SUCHOW: OXE OF TllK WATER GATES
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