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PEI-TAI-HO AND CHINWANGTAO
Peitailio continues to expand. There are now five associations, namely, Rocky Point Association, East Cliff Association, Temple Bay Association, Lighthouse Point Association, and the Kung I Hui. An endeavour is being made to arrive at some kind of co-operation between these various sections, whose interests are common. The first desideratum is a Sanitary Department serving the whole district comprised in the term "Peitaiho Beach." The next necessity is to form some general advisory committee, obviating the necessity of so many diverse forms of control. Voluntary service will have to be replaced by expert advisers, and how to meet this expenditure is a matter for consultation between the four associations and the Kung I Hui. The Kung I Hui is a body of Chinese gentlemen mostly with large local interests: it is registered in the Ministry of Communications as a definite working organisation and has a legal and, to a certain extent, judicial status. It has expended large sums of money in making excellent roads, lined with trees, and intends to throw the whole of the Lotus Hills open as a public park.
Chinwangtao owes its existence as a seaport to the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ltd. (now amalgamated with the Lanchow Mining Company under the title of The Kailan Mining Administration). It serves primarily as port of ship- ment for Kaiping coal. It is situated on the western coast of the Gulf of Liau Tung and is distant about 10 miles W.S.W. of Shanhaikwan. The breakwater and pier form- ing the harbour are so constructed that vessels may lie alongside at any state of the tide and in all weathers, discharging from or loading directly into railway cars, so that there is the minimum of handling and loss by breakage.
Accommodation for steamers is shown in the following table:-
At Breakwater-
Depth at L.W.O.S.T.
in Feet
Berth No.
Length in Feet
3
320
4
320
5
380
6
380
7
420
At Pier-
12
380
2
350
23
27.5
29.5
30
30.1
18.6
20.2
Very complete arrangements liave been made to insure rapid loading of coal at all times. Over 13,500 tons have actually been loaded on one day. For handling general cargo an equipment of locomotive cranes, has been installed. Single lifts up to 7 tons can be dealt with. For heavier weights special arrangements can be made.
The harbour and the large coal storage yards are exceptionally well lighted by electricity, and work proceeds by night as well as by daythroughout the year.
Good fresh water from the Tongho River may be obtained from hydrants on the Breakwater and Pier.
The Port of Chinwangtao is accessible throughout the year. As a trade distribut- ing centre, its position as an open port on the main line of the Peking-Mukden Railway gives it a great advantage.
As a seaside health resort Chinwangtao is almost without rival in China. It is easily accessible, has a dry and bracing climate, offers safe bathing from a sandy beach, has good golf links, and is situated amidst magnificent mountain scenery, while a hotel under experienced management and numerous summer bungalows afford the visitor every comfort.
The Administration owns large areas of land in the vicinity of the port. A good harbour, good water, electric light, and cheap coal offer exceptional inducements for industrial enterprises, and it is expected that there will be a great development in this direction in the near future.