The Archive · 1928

Civie Improvements

Nanchang is undergoing great changes, the city wall has been completely torn down ana the stone and brick therefrom is being used to make a fine bunding along the river fand to build large municipal buildings. Several cross roads are being constructed through the city. The cross roads are 40 feet wide, and Duildings in the way are being torn down, The ronds are all to be gravel surfaced except the one in front of the Nanchang Government Building, which is 1,000 fect along and is to be a modern reinforced conerete road 60 feet wide. Tomorrow, ground will be broken for three large concrete tombs which fare to contain the cremated ashes of the heros that fell in the capture fof Nanchang from the Communists ast year. Work will soon start on an 80 foot high concrete look-out tower for the Municipal Govern-

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