Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-30
A one OF our has recently been appointed CohS
10 Foochoo China, give the following Interesting "e
, ., ,h,, civ from Martins history of China. lel5:

Of our citizens has recently been appointed Co'S"
~ Eoochoo Chns give the following Interesting ac
co,,, of that city, from Martins history al Chna 1910:
IN. proyince Of Eookrin in which The two consular
morris of !nuy and Fnochou, IS pe"Ilci hy inc cn c,e"
M nj whom We have before spoken II Is The smallest
bu The most INDUSTRIOUS and probably The weaest pro
v;nrc NJ The Empire Its climate is warm and healthy lis
principal products black tea, MUSK precious stones
c silver irnn tin hemp, silk fruits an"ng many when
are oranges delicious flavor canFho sugar Indigo
and tobacco Oh this province, city OF FoorAoo Is r
r,ral Ii situated the hanks OF The aver Mn about
thirty five miles from The ltorlune says nine miles
in lat. 26 deg min. "a sec, Nnh; ichS ~ uce. %
minutes East from Greenwich The CITY Is aount ten
miles IN circumference, and is surrounded hy cas-
telated wall Within il, is foTilftd MI llVc nun
drcd feet height The inhabited suburbs are lne a.
arue as he city, The population about 5OOUuU
IN. city within The walls Is {" The hsSt upon Tue cnhs
lis streets are wide and its shops and dwellings large and
% Ell built But the suburbs the houses are low nni
IN, streets narrow aud dirty winding avenue about two
miles in LEM ill., leads the celebrated bridge I" Fonchun
.hrh il throws across The Min. This hrdg" partly
cred with shops From its tnp The view The city and lis
.nyirous is very picturesque The valley iour or Ave miles
in width is cnciIcled by Of wooded hills and behind
these by mountains rising 10 Neishl o rom hfee 10 Vr
thousand ieet. Within the amphlcalrc IRE the winding
river covered with brilliantly painted unks the great city
with lis architecture and lis s~arms OF busy poi"
uluon and the green rice fields o the valley dotted here
and there by lam houses and little clnmps OF trees The
uroyuce Of Fuukcn is the black district OF China, and
tho famous hills Bnhea only one hundred ana MY
miles from FoOchoo. IL supposed by The English that
consular slnlun here would give them great facilities in
ohluiung this important article of commerce II was said
nm, lbr lea growers of the povce, DESTROYS vi
sinp this eli, their depot OF commercial exchange. Bnr
inns far lille change has been effected The lea still
red over land Canton Inurncyui upwards Of 6OO miles,
~ nm additional expense of less Than twenty five per
cent IL is difficult overcome the un%llngurSs vi the
Chinese depart, in any way, from their old habits.
The pr,vinrc produces large quantities o sugar Within
viz miles OF HE capa extensive lead mines The price
NJ mis- met al in Euochou in 1915 v. dollars ccur
of eighty ponnds The Of Fnnkcln which sold
Eoochup is III poui quality The manufactured fabrics
hipher in prize aud in texture than those
which are imported from Europe and America but
they wear much longer, and, that account, are
nrcerr,d BY the poorer classes. The imports Of Fuochu"
rom the ,uu skis iurs china vegetables, md
Iruus cuu G,ulS rice hamn. DC. From The Lon chns
Islands are brought dried fish, birds winr ana about
ten thousand dollars worth OF Japanese gold every year
The ports "i city lea bamboo paper and
tin foil Ia b. Offered lola; tobacco is also exported in
aruc quantities. The monry Al Fnnch", II
,at ISSUED by the bankers Their notes Of all valCs
from twenty five cents thousand dollars and prefer
red 10 spri by the people o the city The ncigh"ood
If the eli, celebrated for lis manufacture vi China
Moc ls tive hundred Kept constantly in
The wood Used in burning this Is brought upwards
of three undrcd miles In qurncr vi this and o the
high rates labor the price o the product IL always dear
bu; the china M Fuuchu is cquallc in qualify By that
m any other part couuITy In this city there
some hot sulphur the temperature 0t which IL
gently al 4 mug heal, l. without taste Odn The health
al The people materially benefited by the opportunity al
craunrss which csr Springs Cutanc,'S discusses,
IRE said less aini ilri; !dn other
part u China The Hot Springs used by the pour II:
washing clothes