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Identifier: pekingoverlandro00thom (find matches)
Title: Peking and the overland route
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Thomas Cook Ltd
Subjects: Beijing (China) -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Shanghai : Thos. Cook
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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East to West, dividesthe Legation Quarter, and from out of this branchCanal Street and Thomann Street to the North. InLegation Street to the East are the Spanish, Japanese,FVench, Austrian, Belgian and German Legationsand to the West are the Legations of Russia, the Nether-lands and the Lnited States. The Hritish Legation facesthe Japanese Barracks in Canal Street, the Italian Lega-tion being in Thomann Street. In Legation Street andThomann Street are fomid the principal shops and theforeign banks, the Church of St. Michel (R.C.) and theFrench Hos))ital of the same name. The upkeep of the Legation Quarter and of the Walll)etAveen the Hatamen and Chienmen Gates is capablycontrolled by an Administrative Commission, and thewell-kept streets form a striking feature which tlie visitorwill undoul)tedh- appreciate. PEKING. Population. Approximately 850.000. Hotels.—Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits. Hotel de Peking. Cooks Office.—Chinese Eastern Railway Compound ;(behind Russian Legation.) 19
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20 Legations. Austriu-Iluii^f;iry. Heli,ninu, FruiuH, Gcnnuiiy,(ircut Hritain. Ituly, .I;i));ui. the XfthfrlHiids. Portii-;^mI. Hnssiu. Sj);iiii unci tlu United States of Aiucrica. Telegraph Off ices.—EHstern KxtcMisiou Australia and ChinaTelegraph Co., Great Xortliern Tekgra))h Co., andthe Cliinese Government Tek^<fraphs, Stations.—Chengvangmex. P\)r Tieiitsin, Mnkdcn Shan<^- hai. Kf)rea and .Japan.Chiexmex, For Hankow and the Yan<(tsze.HsicniHMEX. For Xankow, the MingTombs, the Great Wall, and Kalgan. Customs.—Personal effects of bona-fide tra^ellers areadmitted free of duty but the Customs authoritiesreserve tlu; riglit of detaining and ^xanuning all nailed-down packages Ior dutiable articles. Coinage.—This, for all small matters, is the Mexicandollar—current throughout China, twenty and tencent silver pieces and co))))er one and two centpieces. Hongkong Shanghai and Hankow notes andnotes of other provinces are usually at a discountof about one hall to one per ce

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  • bookdecade:1910
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  • bookauthor:Thomas_Cook_Ltd
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