Chungshan

About one-seventh of the world’s output of raw silk is produced in the Province of Kwangtung, where the principal districts from the standpoint of value of raw-silk production are Shuntak, Chungshan, Namhoi, Sunwui and Samshui. All the silk business of Kwangtung Province centers in Shuntak (south of Canton, in the Canton delta area).

Strange copper objects found in western Manchuria and procured by the writer from an itinerant dealer in refuse-copper. These are exaggerated likenesses of spade-cash, but are not described in any works on coins. They are marked Chung Shan (中山). No. 16 has Er (二, two) with the characters Chung Shan inverted. Note also the duplicated lines of the inscription. Chungshan was an ancient State in western Chihli, bordering on Manchuria. These may be clumsy imitations of the old Chinese coinage, cast by the half-civilized tribes on the border. They are undoubtedly very ancient.

The greatest rate of increase in land value in the main business sectors of the city lies in the area of Chienkuo North Road in the Chungshan District, where land increased in price to US$1,350 per square meter, a rise of 3.3 percent over last year.