Hangchow Itineraries. Describing the Chief Places of Interest with a Note on the Famous Bore.

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“The writer has travelled in a number of parts of China but with the exception of a few towns in North-Western Szechwan he has seen no city so beautifully located as is Hangchow. It might be added that there are few cities in China with so many places of historic interest.” (Preface). This guide to the capital of China during the Southern Song dynasty includes a description of the Qiantang River tidal bore, which was known locally as the “Silver Dragon”. “The Hangchow Bore is one of the greatest sights to be seen by tourists to this part of China. Within the memory of the writer it has reached a vertical height of twenty-two feet”. (p. 78). The phenomenon can still be observed today.

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