LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . |§ j^. — Situated at the mouth of the Chung-kiang ^i|i It is a trading place, but by far less importantthan the preceding one. Ch*ungking M M J^- — Population, 620,000 city derives its importance from its commerce. It is theprincipal trading centre of Szechwan, which finds in it a martfor all kinds of merchandise. Its iinports are : cotton-yarn andpiece-goods, woollen goods, bazaar articles, ginseng, anilinedyes, soap, silk-stufîs, silk ribbons, me
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . |§ j^. — Situated at the mouth of the Chung-kiang ^i|i It is a trading place, but by far less importantthan the preceding one. Ch*ungking M M J^- — Population, 620,000 city derives its importance from its commerce. It is theprincipal trading centre of Szechwan, which finds in it a martfor all kinds of merchandise. Its iinports are : cotton-yarn andpiece-goods, woollen goods, bazaar articles, ginseng, anilinedyes, soap, silk-stufîs, silk ribbons, metals and petroleum. Itsexports are : opium, silk, skins, vegetable wax, musk, hemp,medicinal plants, sugar, oil, tobacco, wool, bristles, feathers,metals and straw-braid. Extraordinary activity prevails in the CHAPTER II. 8ZECHW*AN. 115. -rÎLh^ CHUNGKING 1: J| jfip. streets, and numerous rich shops filled with merchandise areeverywhere apparent. Its harbour is visited by hundreds ofjunks of large tonnage. Feu Chmv -^^ ^I+l- — Population, 100,000 the great opium mart of Szechwan, but now adecadent town. The leading merchants met there, and fixedthe market-price of the article. Wan haien ^ ^. — Population, 140,000 inhabitants. AfterChungking, this is the most important port on the Upper Yang-tze ^ ^ fL It is a great distributing centre for cotton-yarn,cotton cloth, raw cotton and Hupeh fj^ ^fc fabrics. Opium isalso extensively exported, and sugar and rape-oil in small quan-tities. A wide coal-field stretches to the rear of the city. Kv/eichmv Fu ^ j\\ }^, more commonly known under thename of Ktv^ei Fu. — Population, 40,000 inhabitants. It is asmall distributing centre and exports : cotton-yarn and fabricsfrom Hankow ^. 0, and fans from Canton. Salt, extractedin the neighourhood, is likewise e
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