LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . d last, at the entrance to Kiaochow bay. Coast-towns. — Tengchotv Tu g ^^ /j^. — Formerly animportant port, but at the present day invaded by sands, andaccessible only to junks, which carry on there a fairly goodtrade in wheat and peas. Chefoo ^ ^, or more properly Yentai >^ ^ (the Chinesename of the place called Chefoo by foreigners, is Yentai, Chefuobeing but a large village on the opposite side of the bay). —Population, 82,000 inhabitants. An excellent port-town,
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . d last, at the entrance to Kiaochow bay. Coast-towns. — Tengchotv Tu g ^^ /j^. — Formerly animportant port, but at the present day invaded by sands, andaccessible only to junks, which carry on there a fairly goodtrade in wheat and peas. Chefoo ^ ^, or more properly Yentai >^ ^ (the Chinesename of the place called Chefoo by foreigners, is Yentai, Chefuobeing but a large village on the opposite side of the bay). —Population, 82,000 inhabitants. An excellent port-town, on theW. of the bay of the same name. The harbour, protected by aheadland, except from the wind, affords excellent anchorage,with a depth of from 20 to 40 feet, and even 45 at the the E. of the bay is a chain of islets, among which the mostimportant, Kungtung (|^ ilj|^, was ceded to France in 1860. Alighthouse, 242 feet above sea-level and visible to a distanceof 22 miles, has been erected upon it. The place enjoys a dryand salubrious climate, and a beautiful shore, which makes it an (l\i\oQ Point. Towet roijot ^* Chefoo [ ^r/
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