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
As regards fishing harbors all our first-, second-, and third-class
ports must also furnish facilities and accommodations for fishery.
Thus all of these, i.e., three first-class ports, four second-class
ports, and nine third-class ports, will be fishing harbors as well. But
besides these sixteen ports there is still room and need to construct
more fishing harbors along the coast of China. I propose, therefore,
that five fishing harbors be constructed along the northern coast, that
is, along the coast of Fengtien, Chihli, and Shantung, as follows:
(1) Antung, on Yalu River, on the border of Korea.
(2) Haiyangtao, on the Yalu Bay, south of Liaotung Peninsula.
(3) Chinwangtao, on the coast of Chihli, between the Liaotung and
Pechihli gulfs, the present ice-free port of Chihli province.
(4) Lungkau, on the northwestern side of Shantung Peninsula.
(5) Shitauwan, at the southeastern point of the Shantung Peninsula.
Six fishing harbors should be constructed along the eastern coast, that
is, along the coasts of Kiangsu, Chekiang, and Fukien, as follows:
(6) Shinyangkang, on the eastern coast of Kiangsu, south of the old
mouth of the Hoangho.
(7) Luszekang, at the northern point of the Yangtze Estuary.
(8) Changtukang, in the midst of Chusan Archipelago.
(9) Shipu, north of Sammen Bay, east of Chekiang.
(10) Funing, between Foochow and Wenchow, east of Fukien.
(11) Meichow Harbor, north of Meichow Island, between Foochow and Amoy.
Four fishing harbors should be constructed on the southern coast, that
is, along the seaboard of Kwangtung and Hainan Island, as follows.
(12) Sanmei, on the eastern coast of Kwangtung, between Hongkong and
Swatow.
(13) Sikiang Mouth. This harbor should be on the northern side of
Wangkum Island. When the Sikiang Mouth is regulated, the Wangkum
Island will be connected with the mainland by a sea wall, so a good
harbor site could thus be provided.
(14) Haian, situated at the end of the Luichow Peninsula opposite to
Hoihou, on the other side of Hainan Strait.
(15) Yulinkang a fine natural harbor at the extreme south of the Hainan
Island.
These fifteen fishing harbors with the greater ports, numbering 31
in all, will link up the whole coast line of China from Antung, on
the Korean border to Yamchow, near the Annam border, providing, on an
average, a port for every 100 miles of coast line. This completes my
project of seaports and fishing harbors for China.
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