LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . upply of salt,of which it holds the monopoly. — The Viceroy, although not re-siding officially in the city,has his Yamên ^P^ there, and close byit, is an important arsenal. — As to industry, cotton mills deservespecial mention. Since the Boxer Insurrection, in 1900, the aspectof the city has completely changed. Wide roads have beenopened, the city-wall has been pulled down, the course of theriver straightened out, electric lighting and tramways introduced,and a system o
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . upply of salt,of which it holds the monopoly. — The Viceroy, although not re-siding officially in the city,has his Yamên ^P^ there, and close byit, is an important arsenal. — As to industry, cotton mills deservespecial mention. Since the Boxer Insurrection, in 1900, the aspectof the city has completely changed. Wide roads have beenopened, the city-wall has been pulled down, the course of theriver straightened out, electric lighting and tramways introduced,and a system of pure drinking-water established, so that the cityof late shows all the signs of active development and progress. To the S. W. of Faoting Fu \^ ^ f^, on the road leadingfrom Chêngting Fu j£ ^g ;j^ to Shansi \\i |§ : Hwohluh hsien^^^^. — A market-place of great impor-tance from a commercial and industrial point of view. It is thetrading centre between Shansi and Chihli. Excellent stonewareis manufactured there, and the article is in great demand. 76 SECTION I. THE NORTHERN REGION. SKETCH-MAP OF TlENTSIN Ji W M. chapterIV. CHIHLIi 77 To the N. E. of Yungping In -^ Zp jj^ ; Shanliai-kwan |ij ^ ^ (mountain and sea-liarrier). Population, 30,000 inhal^tants. It stands at a distance oftwo and a half miles from the sea, and is situated near a famouspass, which gives it importance. A military station is estal)lishedthere. Pehtai-ho. — A celebrated watering-place, some 22 miles .*->.W. of Shanhai-kwan, and 9 miles from the port of Tsinwang tao In the Mot€nf4iinon8 region, 14> the W. : Siienliwa Fu ^ffcjj^. — Situated in a region covered withloess, and owing its prosperity to its being in the centre of anumber of large valleys. Cereals, vegetables and fruit thrivewell in the whole region, and supply largely the Peking markets. Kalgan or Changkifi-kow 5^ ^ P , with a population of30,000. It is one of the most important commercial centres inChina, and the great empori
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