THE SHUH COUNTRY |;; 



In the ninth year of the Emperor Yung Chen (ft E) a 

 new river was opened by the three bridges and around the 

 imperial city which was called the Yii Ho (S M) but alas 

 it is now choked up with rubbish. 



Prior to the revolution the population was said to be 

 composed of Moslem 2,594; Manchu 8,976; Foreign LOO; 

 Chinese 350,000. These figures may now need to be revved 

 especially as regards Manchu and foreign elements; the 

 former may have decreased and the latter considerably 

 increased. 



CHAPTER III. 



Relics of Antiquity in the Capital of Shuh. 



. The stepping stone (1S5) for springing into the saddle 

 is situated in the Ta T'ong Kiai (*T M W) just outside the 

 residence of the Sih (/&) family, and is known by the 

 people as the Shang Ma Shi (± d r!T) or " Mount the horse 

 market. " 



The Ku ShihP'ai Fang (/£ tf J» #) . The ancient stone 

 archway is situated in the Hong Shih Chu (ItStt) street. 

 This archway is erected across the street; all other orna- 

 mental arches being erected to face the street, in order to 

 facilitate the passage of official retinues. As this is the 

 only exception to this rule, the archway is likely to be of 

 ancient origin. The Feng Hua Kwan (^ 4b it) temple 

 was the property of the aboriginal chiefs in the Ming 

 Dynasty. The timbers and bricks all date from this period. 



The iron heap (1$ *i) . In the Ch'en tu and Hua Yang 

 Hsien Y'amens, there is a lump of iron partially buried 

 in the earth which bears the above names. Its shape 

 is said to resemble a Chinese hat box. 



The iron window sill [tSL ffi WL) is situated outside the 

 east water gate, where there is an iron bridge built of three 

 iron bars, each about five or six feet long, one foot wide, 

 and four inches thick. These are said to be the iron 

 window sills used during the Song Dynasty. 



The Shuh Han Chao Wall {% 8£M 5JS) is the wall in front 

 of the Pref ectural Yamen, and is a relic of the three kingdom 

 period, when Liu Pi ($i ^) was the hero of Shuh. 



The red stone pillar (U S &) is a single red stone 

 pillar set up at the entrance to the street bearing this name, 

 and is believed to be of very ancient origin. 



The T'ien Iai Shih, the horizon stone {XUfi) is situated 

 in the street bearing this name, and in a temple where it is 



