Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22

the waters OF the ocean and
n those OF the land which takes
n place here at every tide, when
the mighty Pacific, rearing is snow
white head TO a height OF many feet
comes galloping up the Bay of Hang
chow In vain attempt to conquer the
Tslngtang river, which there meets IL
and ls lost In us waters.
/ saw the struggle standing on the
eea wall which the Chinese have here
Quilt to keep back the ocean, This wall
is as high as a three-story house, 1t Is
built OF granite. the stones In places
being bound together with iron, and 1t
runs from here all the way along the
coast TO the mouth Of the fanktse
Kiang. 1t is 30 feet high and more than
100 miles long and II ~ only one OF the
mighty creations Of the Chinese In their
struggle with nature.
CHINA VERSUS HOLLAND.
We make much Of the fight OF Hol-
land with the waves. The fight OF the
Chinese Is far more wonderful You
could drop Holland amongst the vast
regions Of the lower Yangtse Valley ana
you would have TO hunt TO find It, TINS
whole country is IA system OF dykes ana
canals. Travelled up the Yangtse river
for 900 miles and found enormous en-
bankments everywhere along It's course.
i walked on the banks of waterways
40 feet above the lands, the tops OF sueh
embankments forming the roads ana
paths OF the country. The great SILK
district about Hairhng IL of a similar
nature. Every farm lies below the
level Of the canal, and everywhere the
people are dredging out the waterways
and building up walls. The canals are
crossed by hundreds OF bridges, some
OF enormous size and Of great beauty,
and all representing a vast amount OF
money and work
THE GREAT WALL OF HAINING.
Take, for instance, this huge wall of
Haining on which am standing, At
It's foot are two terraces about 70 feet
wide, held back by piles filled In with
stones. Above these terraces the walls
rises straight up about 10 feet II is
regularly built being made Of blocks OF
stone from a foot to is inches thick,
one piled upon anotlvr as in building a
house. Upon the terraces, which are
high out OF the water, Is long line OF
great junks filled with cargo for Hahn
lng. They have come In when the tide
was high, and by It's recession have
been laid upon this great shelf have
crawled down upon the terraces and !
sit below the ships as | write these
notes They are az least IS feet back
from the water, and their tall masts
tower high above the top OF the wall
They are enormous vessels which come
here by sea from other ports. Their
mighty sails are Tapping In the breeze.
and the great flsh-llke eyes, each as big
around az dinner plate, look down up
on me as / work The ships are an
rhored to the wall by cables Of twisted
bamboo as big around as your arm, and
beyond and back Of them | can see the
psgodas and other buildings OF Hahn
Ing with the blue mountains rising be-
hind them.
TO KEEP OLD NEPTUNE BACK.
stand beside me and let your eye fol-
low the wall Notice how II winds along
with the slnuous curves Of snake, the
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were doyetaied. Those curves lessen
the force Of the mighty bore and aid In
keeping the ocean QUO Of the land.
Notice that great fasclne or forttca-
ton OF rushes and twigs which extends
far out from the wall in the shape OF
bow. II is 20 feet high and 81 'aet w
diameter and IN made OF sticks filled In
with mud, the ends Of the sticks facing
outward. That wall is 20 protect these
ships from the daily inroad Of the Pa
cifc, which might otherwise dash them
to pieces against the stones,
Now look down az the bay. We are
approaching low tide and the water Is
still flowing out. The goddess Of the
Tsingtang is supreme. The bay Is iilled
with the silt brought down by Il from
The mountains. IL Is Shiny and muddy
great sheet OF bright yellow 10 miles
IN width bordered at each end with
navy blue mountains. The sky Is
bright blue and filled with waves OF
qeeoy clouds Just above me. Far out
beyond the yellow | can see the white
,aps on the Pacific, the realm OF OLD
feptune. but as yet there is no sigr
Z his invasion Of the land.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
/ climb to the top OF the wall, frs
having my guide draw my camera vi
with string. and sit down and wal
or the coming invasion. | am on {
vide dyke shaded by long lines Of vii
ows, with the Hangchow bay and tn
rcean In front OF me and behind ant
ssiow me-. mighty garden spotte'