From Our Tunki Correspondent It is not surprising that Huei-chow the home of many art and literary celebrities should excel in the manufacture of Chinese ink which at once serves poet and painter to record their musings and transfer their inspiration to coming generations, good quality of ink and to this day the Hu family has somewhat of a monopoly on the manufacturing of this product. Of the three cities long distinguished as producers of ink Hucichow city is now in the Tead followed in order by Tunki and Siuning, though Siuning at one time held the honours and provided pigment for the painters and poets of the Imperial household.
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