La grande rivière ; l'histoire d'un voyage sur le Yangtze Kiang . ghway construit comme une digue pour protéger la terre depuis le débordement du Yangtze. Une fois dans la ville, il s'est fait fouetter autour des lacs et au-dessus du pont gracieux de 12 arques qui les traverse ; il est conduit à inspecter les différentes écoles de plusieurs sortes et les institutions pour les personnes âgées en infirme, les aveugles et les orphelins ; est mis dans un nouvel hôtel chinois propre; et est enfin pris d'appeler sur l'homme dont le génie est responsable de tout cela. Dans toute la Chine, il n'y a pas d'autre ville construite asNantungchow a été, sous la direction personnelle de o

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The great river ; the story of a voyage on the Yangtze Kiang . ghway built up like a dyke to protect the land fromthe overflow of the Yangtze. Once in the city, he iswhisked about around the lakes and over the graceful, 12-arch bridge which spans them ; is taken to inspectthe various schools of many kinds and the institutionsfor the aged infirm, the blind, and the orphans; isput up at a new and clean Chinese hotel; and is finallytaken to call upon the man whose genius is responsiblefor it all. Throughout China there is no other city built asNantungchow has been, under the personal directionof one man. At every turn is to be seen the embodi-ment of the ideas of His Excellency Chang Chien.Everything is typical of modern thought and develop-ment. Yet, as he stands before you, he seems a perfectrepresentation of the old China of unchanging customsand tradition. Stooped with his 70 years, his liandsfolded within his long sleeves, he bears himself withthat calm dignity which is the birthright of the Chinese j^ _ ai ^1 L W ^M The Great River Near the Sea. The Erodine Hand of the Centuries Id l-tire Payc S NANTUNGCHOW 9 people. One feels the constraint of many minuteconventions; great care must be taken not to sit inthe wrong chair, nor to drink tea at other than theappointed time, nor to neglect the polite questions of aguest. All this occupies ones mind so that, when HisExcellency finally reaches the point of speaking seriouslyabout his real plans and projects, it startles one into therealization that this mans thoughts are not in the past. Nor is he such a paradox after all. Modernity inregard to industrial and economic conditions is hishobby and the scope of it is very wide, it must beadmitted. At heart, however, this old scholar isbound up with the traditions of his people. On theLangshan, the hills to the eastward of the city, he hascausedto be built a temple to the Goddess of Mercyand has filled it with images of the Goddess gatheredfrom all parts of the Republic and

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