Commercial press geography of China . THE PROVINCE OF HKILUNGKIANG 61 The proposed plan for a Chinese railway from Aigun toTsitsihar and frohi Tsitsihar across eastern Mongolia to Chin-chow {^ j^ M) ill Fengtien would do great service to The Sustgari Ejver The Government has agreed to open to foreign trade thefour cities of Tsitsihar, Aigun, Khailar and Manchouli. Q2 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA MONGOLIA (M *) Area 1,367,000 square miles CAPITAL, URGA (^ f| 5, lU J¥ f^) Mongolia, for the most part, consists of a high plain, withfertile pasture land in some places and barren wastes in


Commercial press geography of China . THE PROVINCE OF HKILUNGKIANG 61 The proposed plan for a Chinese railway from Aigun toTsitsihar and frohi Tsitsihar across eastern Mongolia to Chin-chow {^ j^ M) ill Fengtien would do great service to The Sustgari Ejver The Government has agreed to open to foreign trade thefour cities of Tsitsihar, Aigun, Khailar and Manchouli. Q2 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA MONGOLIA (M *) Area 1,367,000 square miles CAPITAL, URGA (^ f| 5, lU J¥ f^) Mongolia, for the most part, consists of a high plain, withfertile pasture land in some places and barren wastes in broad upland region is almost as large as the EighteenProvinces, but is lacking in people. The people of Mongolia are mostly shepherds and are fond of animal-raising but do not care for Mongols are fine riders. They do not generally live incities but move from place to place with their flocks and tribes are governed by Mongol chiefs, who are advisedand controlled by Chinese military officials.


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