THE MORE DISTANT SHOOTING DISTRICTS. 17 



Lazung (M il). 



24 // further South is Lazung or Leesang, another memento of former years. Early 

 in the season it is a place worth a visit, but not after the end of November. It used to be 

 noted for the size of its copses, but these are visibly diminishing year by year. Thirty 

 years ago people seldom thought of going beyond Lazung. 



Pennu (^ ^). "Bolting Ox." 



The shooting nowadays is conjfined to the banks of the Creek which are largely 

 grown with buckwheat and cotton. But these crops are all gathered in before the middle 

 of November when the country gives one the idea of a great bare brickfield. The birds, that 

 is the pheasants, then betake themselves to that sanctuary of reeds which lies between Seaou 

 Ho and the Yangtze. For years the Pennu Creek furnished the best shooting to be had in 

 a week's shooting trip. Latterly it has been rather overdone. Too many guns in a limited 

 area. Still Sajowan, about 30 // up the Creek is as pretty and diversified a shooting country 

 as one may see, and probably as long as buckwheat is grown in this district birds will be 

 found, for they seem to leave all covers and food for the buckwheat while the crop lasts, 

 which is barely a month. It is a good plan to begin work at Lusiwan, 15 li up the Pennu 

 Creek, try the Manho region, and finish up at Seaouho, close by where the Creek, which 

 has wandered some 40 // through an attractive country, joins the Yangtze. 



The well known Pintahu Creek leaves the Grand Canal, 2 li South of Pennu, and 

 takes a South- West course to what is known as the Pintahu Barrier. It is the most direct 

 route from the Canal to Kintang. 



Changchow (S ^). "Eternal City." 



Changchow is a large walled city and a great trading centre, 452 // from Shanghai. 

 A high embanked canal protects it from the North- West to the South-East gates. A fine 

 day's shooting may be had by taking a North-East line, 5 // to the North of the City. 

 Another good day's sport may be found close round the walls and in the rubble at the 

 South-East of the place; while a third day may be well spent in the large, low bamboo 

 copses which lie rather to the South-West. The pheasants and the hares in the 

 neighbourhood of the City and inside its walls grow to great size. 



Changchow is a troublesome place to pass in consequence of the enormous boat 

 traffic which is sorely impeded by the great rafts which block up the fairway of the Canal ; 

 and houseboats have been known to take three days to clear the City. 



There are some capital shooting places between Changchow and Wusieh, notably at 

 Chuchee, Wongiingjow (Sf ^ |^), and Lozar ; but many more intermediate stopping-places 

 on both sides of the Canal might be made than is usually the case. 



Wusieh (^ H). "No Tin." 



Wusieh, 350 li from Shanghai is a large walled city and a great silk centre. The 

 country round about is one immense mulberry plantation, intersected now and again with 

 fine bean-fields which are sure pheasant finds. One has only to walk along the tow-path 

 on the Canal bank in the evening to be both an ear-and eye-witness of the great number of 



