Commercial press geography of China . 4 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA Ancient Works of Engineering. In earlier times,China liad very skilful engineers. Great examples of ancientengineering, such as the Qrcat Wall (|| M :g *ft), the Gri*^^Canal (iS:®M), the iron bridges of Yunnan (SW), thestone bridges of the Yangtse Valley {^^KM Sc) and theirrigation system of Szechwan, remain to show us how well-understood were some of the needs of the country. The GreatWall is about 1,250 miles long. The Grand Canal connectsTientsin with Hangchow (KtiW), crossing the Yangtse Kiangat Chinkiang (^ { The Himalaya Mount
Commercial press geography of China . 4 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA Ancient Works of Engineering. In earlier times,China liad very skilful engineers. Great examples of ancientengineering, such as the Qrcat Wall (|| M :g *ft), the Gri*^^Canal (iS:®M), the iron bridges of Yunnan (SW), thestone bridges of the Yangtse Valley {^^KM Sc) and theirrigation system of Szechwan, remain to show us how well-understood were some of the needs of the country. The GreatWall is about 1,250 miles long. The Grand Canal connectsTientsin with Hangchow (KtiW), crossing the Yangtse Kiangat Chinkiang (^ { The Himalaya Mountains seen near a Mountain Lake in Tibit THE PROVINCE OF KWANGTUNO 5 KWANQTUNG (M^ ^) Area 100,000 square milesCAPITAL, CANTON {^ jHI M) Kwangtung is the richest province of South China. Kwangtung men, by their energy and enterprise, have gained success in many parts of the world. The province is far the most part hilly. The most fertile region is the valley of the Si Kiang or West Eiver. The waterways are passable in many directions. This makes transportation very convenient and prosperous. The West River is the great highway for steamers. The coast line of Kwangtung is eight hundred miles long, «,nd has a number of good harbours. There are no less than ?eight treaty ports and customs stations. In the north-eastof the Province is a richplain, whose most im-portant political city isChaochowfu {M >H M)and whose commercialport is Swatow (Shan-iao) (MM)- Swatowhas a large coastingtrade. Its chief exportis sugar. In the Si Kiangdelta are a group oftreaty ports,—Ca
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