The Archive · 1922

By Elizabeth Pepys

Now if ever is the time to walk the ridges of the hills, to ramble over the plains and follow the windings of river or canal, hunting spring flowers and reveling in the sun and breezes. But there's no place to walk in Shanghai except along the Bund" you'll say, to which I must rudely respond ''Out upon your excuses, Shanghai has walks available for those who will} hunt them up."

Go out to our one and only pagoda of Lunghua, for instance, a charming walk just now when fruit trees are blossoming out; or take a train to Woosung and walk out to the old walled city of Paoshan with its deserted glories. The old hand CORRECT ATTITUDE IN STANDING, looms sre worth studying by any one interested in Chinese handcraft. Even more accessible are Jessfield and Hongkew Parks at opposite ends of the city, both delightful breathing places with flowers and shrubs which are a credit to our municipal. gardeners, These are trips; which may be made in half a day, but if you have a week-end and can take a house boat to the Shanghai Hills the walks from Fengwanshan are wonderful and of course the; environs of Soochow and Hangchow are treasure mines for the en-! thusiastic pedestrian.

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