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FOOCHOWA

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As regards the season under discussion, the dealers were much indebted to the banks for the large stocks left over from the previous year and could, not finance the crops for 1932, while the demand in London and abroad in general was not great enough to absorb even the smaller output of the year at good prices. An interesting movement apparently experimental, was the importation of a small lot of Ceylon tea which was scented locally and forwarded to America. The Foochow climate is particularly suitable for the growing of jasmin and other flowers used in scenting, and a considerable acreage around the city is given over to such cultivation. Thus Foochow is not only a port of shipment for Central and Western Fukien teas, but is a final distributing. centre for other leaf brought in from Santuao and the Yangtze ports for finishing purposes. Because of this, and for the reason that the domestic demand for green teas is always more or less constant, the tea industry is firmly entrenclied in the Foochow district; but the loss of the trade in black teas, if such should come about, would be a loss not only to the port but to China as a whole."

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KULIANG

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A refuge from the heat of summer at Foochow can be, gained by a four hours? chair ride to the top of Kuliang, i.e., “Drum Pass," which is a mountain resort situated about nine miles east of Foochow. The thermometer indicates an average of 10 degrees cooler on the mountain than it is in Foochow; the nights are always cool and blankets a necessity for comfort. Dr. Rennie was the first to build a house of foreign design'at Kuliang in 1886: Now there are upwards of one-hundred such houses, and every summer between four and five-hundred persons, chiefly missionaries, are in residence on the mountain. According to the Admiralty Chart, Kuliang reaches a height of 2,900 feet. Nearly five miles of stone paved roads about three feet in width have been made under the supervision of a Public Improvement Committee, appointed by the residents, the necessary funds being provided by voluntary contribution. The greatest charm of Kuliang is the mountain walks, and there are many interesting places. within easy walking distance. A Chinese Post Office and a Telegraph Office are opened at Kuliang every year from the middle of June to the middle of September, and daily mail connection with Foochow is maintained. There are many private tennis courts and seven public courts on the mountain, also a swimming pool, as well as mountain streams where swimming can be enjoyed. Sharp Peak an Island at the entrance of the Min River about 30 miles from Foochow, also, affords a seaside and bathing resort which is much appreciated by Foochow residents. The American missions and the Anglican Mission each have sanatoria there. It is also the place of landing of the E. E., A. & C. Telegraph Cos cables.

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