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Title: Lion and dragon in northern China
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938
Subjects: Weihaiwei
Publisher: New York, E. P. Dutton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ies snuglyon the south-west side of the harbour and is wellsheltered from storms; the water in the vicinity ofPort Edward is, however, too shallow for vesselslarger than sea-going junks and small coasting-steamers. Ferry-launches run several times dailybetween the island and the mainland, the distancebetween the two piers being two and a half miles.Government House, the residence of the British Com-missioner, is situated on a slight eminence overlookingthe village, and not far off are situated the Govern-ment Offices and the buildings occupied, until 1906, bythe officers and men of the 1st Chinese Regiment ofInfantry. At the northern end of the village, wellsituated on a bluff overlooking the sea, is a largehotel: far from beautiful in outward appearance, butcomfortable and well managed. A little further offstands the Weihaiwei School for European boys. Itwould be difficult anywhere in Asia to find a healthierplace for a school, and certainly on the coast of Chinathe site is peerless.
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IMAGES OF MR. AND MRS. LIU (see p. 2j). V- 28) WEIHAI CITY 29 Elsewhere in the neighbourhood of Port Edwardthere are well-situated bungalows for Europeansummer visitors, natural sulphur baths well managedby Japanese, and a small golf course. Other attrac-tions for Europeans are not wanting, but as these pagesare not written for the purpose either of eulogisingBritish enterprise or of attracting British visitors,detailed reference to them is unnecessary. It may be mentioned, however, that from theEuropean point of view, the most pleasing feature ofPort Edward and its neighbourhood is the absence ofany large and congested centre of Chinese population.The city of Weihaiwei is indeed close by—only half amile from the main street of Port Edward. But it isa city only in name, for though it possesses a battle-mented wall and imposing gates, it contains only afew quiet streets, three or four temples, an officialyamen^ wide open spaces which are a favourite resortof snipe, and a population o

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