Commercial press geography of China . Gateway, Peking Ho is frozen, Tientsin trades by water through the ice-free port,Chinwangtao (^ M ^). Peiyang University is near Tientsin. Chinwangtao is a port for the shipment of coal from theKaiping and Tangshan mines, and an entry port in MANCHtmiAN Shanhaikwan, where the mountains meet the sea, is thegate between China and the Three Eastern Provinces. Changchiakow or Kialgan is a trading town at the gate toMongolia^ Its Chinese-built railway is improving commercialand political relations with Mongolia. North of the Great Wall is the o
Commercial press geography of China . Gateway, Peking Ho is frozen, Tientsin trades by water through the ice-free port,Chinwangtao (^ M ^). Peiyang University is near Tientsin. Chinwangtao is a port for the shipment of coal from theKaiping and Tangshan mines, and an entry port in MANCHtmiAN Shanhaikwan, where the mountains meet the sea, is thegate between China and the Three Eastern Provinces. Changchiakow or Kialgan is a trading town at the gate toMongolia^ Its Chinese-built railway is improving commercialand political relations with Mongolia. North of the Great Wall is the old Imperial Mwnting Park mm- 42 OEOORAFHY OF CHINA SHANTUNG (Uj ^ ^) Area 55,970 square milesCAPITAL, TSINAN (^ ^ J^) Shantung was the home of Confucius (JL ^) and Menciua(^-P)- Pilgrims may visit the tombs and temples of thesegreat sages at Kiifow (ft .%) and Chowhsien {%W) in thesouthwestern part of the province. Most of Shantung is mountainous, but there is a plain inthe western part crossed by the Hwang Ho and the Grand Canal,Shantung has a long peninsula and some excellent harbours. The people of Shantung are strong and brave, and aregood farmers and good soldiers. Shantung is not a richprovince, because the fertile parts are too crowded. ManyShantung men are now going to oth
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