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FOOCHOW

KULIANG AND SHARP PEAK

嶺鼓 Ku-liang

Chuan-shih (Sharp Peak)

A refuge from the heat of summer at Foochow can be gained by a ride of half an hour by car and two hours by chair 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 are a necessity for comfort. Dr. Rennie was the first to build a house of foreign design at Kuliang in 1886. Now there are 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, Ku- shan the last summit on the ridge reaches a height of 2,900 feet. Kuliang itself is from 2,000 to 2,500 feet high. Nearly five miles of stone paved roads. about three feet in width have been made under the supervision of a Public Improvement Committee, now called the Kuliang Council, 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 in- teresting 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 main- tained. In 1934, Kuliang was connected with Foochow by telephone. 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 sanatoriam there. It is the place of landing of the E.E.A. & C. Telegraph Co's cables. Since August 1937, all coasting steamers have anchored at Sharp Peak instead of Pagoda Anchorage.

DIRECTORY ·

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Mei yah pao sien kung sze

AMERICAN-ASIATIC UNDERWRITERS, FED.

INC., U.S.A.-16, Tai Ping Hsiang;

Teleph. 2653; Cable Ad: Underiters. Insurance: Fire, Marine,

General

Motor-car,

Life, Accident,

Bur-

glary; Plateglass, Baggage and Special Risks

C. V. Starr, president (Shanghai) Y. K. Lee, branch manager

Fu 協 Hip Wo

ROBERT, chants-Cable Ad: Adamantine

C. Schlee, director (London) R. Schlee. director (Shanghai)

ANDERSON & Co.,

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AQUARIUS Co. OF SHANGHAI, Manu-

facturers of Table Water

W. M. S. Brand, agents

ASIA FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO.

-Cable Ad: Underiters

C. C. Jen, agency manager

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ASIA LIFE INSURANCE Co., Insurance

-16, Tai Ping Hsiang,

Hsiang

Tan Street; Cable Ad: Alicochina

Y. K. Lee, acting manager

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (SOUTH CHINA)- LTD., Distributors of Kerosene and By Products CableAd: Petrosilex

G. Ringnalda, manager

Miss Gomes, stenographer Upriver Installation

J. A. Simpson

Pagoda Installation

W. Saunders

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