. The awakening of China . le their orchards apples, pears and peaches take theplace of oranges. At Kiao-chao (Kiau-Chau) the Germans, who occu-pied that port in 1897, have built a beautiful townopposite the Island of Tsingtao, presenting a fine modelfor imitation, which, however, the Chinese are not inhaste to copy. They have constructed also a railwayfrom the sea to Tsinan-fu, very nearly bisecting theprovince. Weihien is destined to become a railroadcentre; and several missionary societies are erectingcolleges there to teach the people truths that Confuciusnever knew. More than half
. The awakening of China . le their orchards apples, pears and peaches take theplace of oranges. At Kiao-chao (Kiau-Chau) the Germans, who occu-pied that port in 1897, have built a beautiful townopposite the Island of Tsingtao, presenting a fine modelfor imitation, which, however, the Chinese are not inhaste to copy. They have constructed also a railwayfrom the sea to Tsinan-fu, very nearly bisecting theprovince. Weihien is destined to become a railroadcentre; and several missionary societies are erectingcolleges there to teach the people truths that Confuciusnever knew. More than half a century ago, when amissionary distributed Christian books in that region,the people brought them back saying, We have theworks of our Sage, and they are sufficient for not the new arts and sciences of the West con-vince them that their Sage was not omniscient? In 1866 I earned the honours of a hadji by visitingthe tomb of Confucius—a magnificent mausoleumsurrounded by his descendants of the seventieth gen- 3°. PROVINCE OF SHANTUNG 31 eration, one of whom in quality of high priest to Chinasgreatest teacher enjoys the jrank of a hereditary duke. On that occasion, I had come up from a visit to theJews in Honan. Having profited by a winter vacationto make an expedition to Kai-fung-fu, I had the in-tention of pushing on athwart the province to interior, however, as I learned to my intensedisappointment, was conwdsed with rebellion. Nocart driver was willing to venture his neck, his steed,and his vehicle by going in that direction. I accordinglysteered for the Mecca of Shantung, and, having paid myrespects to the memory of Chinas greatest sage, struckthe Grand Canal and proceeded to Shanghai. FromKai-fung-fu I had come by land slowly, painfully,and not without danger. From Tsi-ning I drifteddown with luxurious ease in a well-appointed house-boat, meditating poetic terms in which to describethe contrast. The canal deserves the name of grand as thewall on the n
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