The Coolidge examiner., 1938-01-06

Important governmental depart
ments also were moved TO Changsha
and Chungking.
Fireworks OF Changsha.
Changsha is a city of fireworks,
literally and figuratively. The
Fourth Of July frecrackers used by
the American small boy before
the Safe and Sane Fourth" was so
widely enforced were imported
heavily from Changsha.
1t is the capital Of the hilly prov
ince of Human, important because it
contains enormous coal fields, many
unworked, and because in it, to the
north Of Changsha. is the huge lake,
Tung-ting hu, which acts as a res
ervoir for the Yangtze floods.
Among Changsha's most interest
ing sights are the wheelbarrows that
climb stairs. Some distance ahead
Of the regulation wheel there is an
other smaller one. In climbing over
hagstone steps or bridges. the han
dies of the WheelbarroW are lowered
until the auxiliary wheel rises above
the next higher step. Then the
wheelbarrow. which often carries
300 or 400 pounds. see-saws from
wheel to wheel until the next level
stretch of the Aagstones is attained
Changsha is closely linked with
New Haven, Conn. for there is. just
outside the rapidly disappearing
wall, in which the inhabitants once
took great pride, one Of the best
known mission schools in China,
which is Yale's contribution to the
education of the Chinese.
A large part of Human is an un-
worked field of anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal and at Pinghsiang.
which is connected with Changsha by
railroad, there is one of the mines
which furnishes fuel for the great
iron works at Hanyang.
With about 500, 900 inhabitants.
Changsha rules a province of %
million and is one Of the cleanest
cities in China Many Of the streets
are long and straight and at one
time the city itself was divided be-
tween two magistrates The ba-
zaars are full of life and interest,
some of the candies being famous
for miles around.
Chungking a Busy Port.
Chungking is busy river port
lying about 1,500 miles upstream
from the mouth Of the Yangtze riv-
er. 1t is the chief port and point of
entry for the rich province of Szech-
wan. said to contain the natural re-
sources Of an empire.
The far-reaching trade of Szech-
way is conducted entirely by river
craft from Chungking, whose popu-
lation of half a million is crowded
into a small triangle formed by the
junction Of the Kialing river with
the Yangtze.
Fields at the back Of the city, max
ing the third side of the triangle.
have gradually become entirely
| filed with graves Of countless gen.
erations. This has resulted in hope
lessly enclosing the great port of
Chungking upon its rocky promon-
tory between the two rivers, and
making its expansion impossible, an
cestral graves having heretofore
been considered inviolable.
Through the centuries the city has
increased in population, but with
out expansion Of territory, until
overcrowding has almost passed be-
lief. The city being built on a
rock, there is no possibility of prop
er drainage, so that Chungking
ranks high in odors, even among
Chinese communities.
Many Valuable Exports.
However, enormous wealth is hid
den away behind Chungking's rath-
er dismal exterior. The products
of an empire have passed through
her gates for centuries, rare and
valuable goods destined for the mar
kets Of the world. These include
some of the most sought-after prod
uctS of modern commerce, so val
liable as to be worth transporting
1,500 miles to the mouth of the
Yangtze and thence half round the
earth. Among Chungking's exports
are musk from the glands of Tib-
etan antelopes, widely used in per-
fume making, and wood oil, pressed
from the seeds of the fruit of a
tree, valuable in the manufacture
of varnish. Chungking's hog briS-
ties are famous among brush man.
ufacturers the world over and she
exports an insect wax used in the
preparation Of medicines.