Three Years in Western China A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssu-ch'uan, Kuei-chow, and Yün-nan
CHAPTER XII.
THE TRADE OF WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN CHINA.
The waterways, trade-routes, condition, and commercial prospects of Yün-nan--Trade-routes to Kuei-chow and the mineral wealth of the province--The waterways of Ssŭ-ch’uan--General trade of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Foreign trade of Ssŭ-ch’uan and how it is conducted--The defects in the present system and the remedy--The rapids and the difficulties they present--Advantages to be gained from the opening of Ch’ung-k’ing--The Yang-tsze the only route--Trade bound to the Yang-tsze 202