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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76362" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76362" /> == | ||
<p> A Chinese province lying between [[Mongolia]] and Corea, with the Amur | <p> A Chinese province lying between [[Mongolia]] and Corea, with the Amur River on the N. and the [[Yellow]] Sea on the S., is five times the size of [[England]] and Wales; the northern, central, and eastern parts are mountainous; the Sungari is the largest river; the soil is fertile, producing large crops of millet, maize, hemp, &c., but the climate in winter is severe; pine forests abound; the country is rich in gold, silver, coal, and iron, but they are little wrought; beans, silk, skins and furs are exported; the imports include textiles, metals, paper, and opium; the Manchus are the aristocracy of the province; Chinese settlers are industrious and prosperous; the chief towns are Moukden in the S., [[Kirin]] on the Sungari, and New-Chwang on the Liao River, a treaty-port since 1858; Russian influence predominates in the province since 1890. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A Chinese province lying between Mongolia and Corea, with the Amur River on the N. and the Yellow Sea on the S., is five times the size of England and Wales; the northern, central, and eastern parts are mountainous; the Sungari is the largest river; the soil is fertile, producing large crops of millet, maize, hemp, &c., but the climate in winter is severe; pine forests abound; the country is rich in gold, silver, coal, and iron, but they are little wrought; beans, silk, skins and furs are exported; the imports include textiles, metals, paper, and opium; the Manchus are the aristocracy of the province; Chinese settlers are industrious and prosperous; the chief towns are Moukden in the S., Kirin on the Sungari, and New-Chwang on the Liao River, a treaty-port since 1858; Russian influence predominates in the province since 1890.
