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Encyclopedia Britannica



WUCHOW

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 854 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: WIL-YAK
WUCHOW , a treaty port in the province of Kwang-si, China, opened to foreign
trade
  in 1897, and situated on the left bank of the Si-kiang (West river) at its junction with the Fu or Kwei-Kiang (Cassia) river. It is 2 20111. above
Canton
 , with which it is in navigable connexion for vessels drawing up to 8 ft. of water. In 1908 the value of the
trade
  passing through the maritime customs amounted to 1,566,000, representing, how-ever, only a portion of the trade. Of this total, two-thirds were for imports, consisting principally of
cotton
  and
cotton
  goods, kerosene oil, woollens, &c.
Sugar
 , various oils, hides and aniseed were the
chief
  exports. The native population is estimated at 65,000. At Shuihing the river flows for 5 M. through a deep gorge bordered by limestone cliffs 2000 ft. in height. Farther up the river threads its way through a
series
  of rocky defiles, forming at intervals w,'_at seems an inland lake with no apparent outlet. During summer floods the water thus pent up by the gorges rises at Wuchow 50 or 6o ft. In consequence of the variation of river level, the principal offices and shops are built upon pontoons which are moored alongside the river-bank. The situation of Wuchow makes it the natural distributing centre between Kwei-chow, Kwang-si and
Canton
 .
Great
  things were therefore expected of it as a treaty port, but disorders in Kwangsi delayed the fulfilment of the hopes. Trade, however, has improved, and a large native passenger
traffic
  has sprung up between it and Canton. It is connected with Hong Kong and Shanghai by telegraph.


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