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FOOCHOW—AMOY
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AMOY
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Amoy was one of the five ports open to foreign trade before the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin. It is situated upon the island of Haimun, at the mouth of the Pe- Chi or Dragon River, in lat. 24 deg. 40 min. N. and long. 118 deg. E. It was the scene of trade with Western nations at a very early date. The Portuguese went there in 1544, but, in consequence of their cruelty towards the natives, the Chinese authorities forcibly expelled them and burned thirteen of their vessels. The English had com- mercial dealings there up to 1730, when the Chinese Government issued an edict prohibiting trade with foreigners at all ports except Canton. They made an exception as regards Spanish ships, which were allowed to trade at Amoy.
In describing Amoy, Dr. Williams says:-"The island upon which Amoy is built is about forty iniles in circumference, and contains scores of large villages (now 136) besides the city. The scenery within the bay is picturesque, caused partly by the numerous islands which define it, surmounted by pagodas or temples and partly by the high barren hills behind the city. The entire circuit of the City and suburbs is about eight miles. The harbour is one of the best on the coast; there is good holding ground in the outer harbour, and vessels can anchor in the inner, within a short distance of the beach, and be perfectly secure; the tide rises and falls from fourteen to sixteen feet. The western sid. of the harbour, here from six hundred and seventy-five to eight hundred and forty yards wide, is formed by the island of Kulangsu. It is a picturesque little spot.
Eastward of Amoy is the island of Quemoy or Kinmun (Golden Harbour), presenting a striking coutrast in the low foreground on its south shore to the high land on Amoy." The population of the City of Amoy is in normal times 180,000 with another 50,000 outside the city, making a total of 230,000 for the whole island of Amoy.
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Amoy is ranked for Postal purposes as a second-class City. It was formerly regarded as one of the dirtiest places in China. There has been a very remarkable change in this respect of recent years and when modern improvements still in pro- gress have been completed it will compare favourably with any city in China. There are several places of interest to foreigners in the vicinity, and excursions can be made to Changchow-fu, the chief city of the department of that name, and situated about 35 miles from Amoy. The island of Kulangsu ["Drum Wave Island," from a hollow rock in which the incoming tide causes a booming sound] is about a third of a mile
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