Show 0 0 3 A well kept corner of nan tung tuna chow in cidna ond even TOURISTS old residents generally pass enss by narl tung hing chow it i city on in tho the Yong tso river which hits haa not been open to foreign busin business esq as it a treaty port writes frederick l it II sites aites lit in asia consequently comparatively few people are anro aware that a community which may exert it powerful influence on lie ho whole of ns a example of modern achievement Is thero there to bo be found a n coni community tim that hat tins hns taken grent great stride lit in developing ve education social institutions public works manufacturing enter aises and agriculture ranging from tho the kindergarten to college and from good ronda roads to land reclamation ventures features enough in occidental life appear ng am marve lawhon found lu lit this purely oriental setting betting all ail tho the cb have been wrought so quietly und tind entirely under chinese leadership that even one of the most alert american educators in china heard of them with surprise and keen interest this quietness of action to la typical of tile modesty of tile tho man of classic letters lutt cra ills film excellency chang chien whose enterprise and viso lend lead have been tho the mainspring of this now new life the of ills integrity benevolent public spirit and unselfish unseld sli progressive leadership inake him stand out in tho the whole of china nan tung chow ties hog upon tile north shore bhore of the river about miles from shanghai Shan an all opportunity presented itself for malting making a pl to this ills mecchi or 0 chinese progress i av of a now china nt at once fince visible A car carriage carrl ringe ngo wua ivan brought up froni from tho steamer loading landing by wily way of wide well vou graded ronda roads lined young trees arces and built on top of 0 dikes us its n protection tile the river floods hero clero and elsewhere throughout this district tile tho banks of the count canal are protected with nent neat stone bunding or with soled retaining these well built and well ronda roads and canals with occasional neat pollee stat stations lons anit and clean settlements unusual lit in china were the first indication of it gulding guiding hand and the now new spirit which into hiis been working among the people Veople chang calens scheme our scholar statesman host outlined tho the scheme of industrial development of nan which la Is centered in six bis land development companies it Is lit in this industrial I 1 pioneering to that mr chong chang taic keenest licen cst interest the ferst of the companies lie started about 10 19 years ago capital woo was subscribed liberally ly by ills acquaintances quain and other investors who tin and in ills integrity A boot or of about mow low or 20 W acres of wild landsall land sult salt marshes along tho the seashore was ans biked to out tho the ocean storms st ornia find to drain oft off tile bait water lluch of tile tho land was then brought under vil lon and tho rest used for oc producing salt by tho the evaporation of sm sea witter anter our host exhibited special pride in this hla because success was won in ili tho face of 0 extreme government old could not bo be secured tile tho project instead mot met it was it light fight against the government nevertheless mr chong carried through his plans pans ills weapon was lilu poll ln and ills his pen was bucked backed by right hut 11 it tho the project lind had olao also to conte contend fid wit it nature for when the comp coin puny tiny was only four years old a great typhoon played havoc with tile lio dikes nud and the company wite was nearly bankrupt from this lesson of experience however und by lint dint of perseverance the dikes were rebuilt according to it stronger plan tho the losses were retrieved and tho the company was again placed on oil a basis of success after 11 years a second land coin pany was storied during tho file last live years four additional of tho same sort have been launched cheso six companies are now engaged in ili reclaiming and cultivating n total of mow about acres of laud mr cluing chang estimates that these enterprises will provide work and subsistence for chinesa families who are purchasing small farms orienting renting or them thein on that the iho various companies were not bunched until the first one hod had pi pram ive itself successful la Is evI evidence dengg of the caution of this win developer the inen who arn now tho the more recently established comp companies intes had theli their training la in lathe the ono ahat 1 Is your and an ji L A CJ the secret ot of success of your sour joint stock companies I 1 naked asked sir mr cluing chong chien jt it Is contained in three words orda lio lie replied tell no HO ties lies be not lazy lay bo be ever frugal schools of nan tung chow tho the ideals of its leader are aio stamped upon tile conduct of flou schools of nun nati tung chow they tire aro in lu in alio lie mottoes In of ills his own written lu ili chinese of gold and er crimson linson nud and adorning gateways und and assembly rooms in lassie classic phrases cheso mottoes impress upon tile students the importance of ills his alu three eo words but other menus ore are employed more moie than uuro more mottoes an ali artistic little pavilion ling has bieu beau erected elected over tho the spot where tin honest youth south happened to had find ui till ir ar teclo of great value which lo lie 10 promptly carried to ills teacher so that its rightful owner inight bo be found A stone tablet placed lit in the pavilion tells tella tile story nud and honors the youth for cor ills hia integrity A unity of plan Is a notable part of sir chanas Cli angs educational sy ills scheme provided practical industrial for those young men rod bonien who lio havo have already been given special training in the colleges of oc coin berce agriculture medicine and textiles their training prepares pre them klicin for subsequent usefulness in ili tile tha ninny many enterprises under mr changa dirac tion tho the transportation land development organizations lios hos ideals cotton and hour flour mills tills this log logical ical pro program grata of adeclat tra lising una immediate opportunity for active par tiel patton in tho the work ork of the community Is tar far in ili adyn tice of oe the vision und plan of edu catora in many western estera centers centera landscape la Is beautiful the loco location lion for ills hla schools schoola many of thein the rambling buildings of old temples slightly remodeled la is ono one of the attractive attracts V 3 f ca tur on of mr changa educational plan with characteristic caro ho he lias hits selected a site so us its to include the essentials of it beautiful landscape recording according to chinese ideas of art such us as lakes jakes and dry land trees and fertile fields with a jogoda bagoon a back bridge or some other or nr structure in tile background A visitor sees bcd in tho the vicinity of oc the agricultural college experimental fields acids bearing henvy beavy crops of sea loca island cotton sugar cane front from america selected wheat for specific kinds of soil sell attractive orchards of apples pears fags and groves of bamboo and mulberry these la Is a school of cm cia brol deiy dery with alth young women who tire studying under the instruction of a chijim lady of renown tho most artist in embroidery lit in chinn the courso course of training includes ing unit and na its well as work in another school nn bit art Is 9 being an preserved ly by the of tapestry wet ivIng A tins lina been built anil and equipped with volumes tills this library la Is housed all I 1 it a chit group of u bull buildings dIngs well all lighted and set pet nield gardekas which are fragrant alth roses rosca and bright with tile red glow of the ot of tho the heavenly bamboo the tha social institutions were equally representative of a spirit ot ble enterprise among them the home for destitute old it a distinct nov no city lu in china |