The International Development of ChinaSun, Yat-sen
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The International Development of China
Sun, Yat-sen
China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949; Railroads -- China
The "Projected Port" will be on the Bay which lies between the Chapu
and the Kanpu promontories, a distance of about fifteen miles. A new
sea wall should be built from one promontory to the other and a gap
should be left at the Chapu end, a few hundred feet from the hill as
an entrance to the harbor. The sea wall should be divided into five
sections of three miles each. For the present, one section of three
miles in length and one and a half miles in width should be built and
a harbor of three or more square miles so formed would be sufficient.
With the growth of commerce one section after another could be added
to meet the needs. The front sea wall should be built of stone or
concrete, while the transverse wall between the sea wall and the land
side should be built of sand and bush mattress as a temporary structure
to be removed in case of the extension of the harbor. Once a harbor
is formed there need be no trouble regarding the future conservancy
work, for there is no silt-carrying water in the vicinity by which the
harbor and its approaches may be silted up afterwards. The entrance of
our harbor is in the deepest part of the Hangchow Bay, and from the
entrance to the open sea there is an average depth of six to seven
fathoms at low water. The largest ocean liner could therefore come into
port at any hour. Thus as a first-class seaport in Central China our
Projected Port is superior to Shanghai. See Map III.
[Illustration: MAP III]
From the viewpoint of the principle of the line of least resistance,
our Projected Port will be on new land which will offer absolute
freedom for city planning and industrial development. All public
utilities and transportation plants can be constructed according to the
most up-to-date methods. This point alone is an important factor for a
future city like ours which in time is bound to grow as large as New
York City. If one hundred years ago human foresight could have foreseen
the present size and population of New York, much of the labor and
money spent could have been saved and blunders due to shortsightedness
avoided in meeting conditions of the ever growing population and
commerce of that city. With this in view a great Eastern Port in China
should be started on new ground to insure room for growth proportionate
to its needs.
[Illustration: MAP IV]
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