The Archive · 1936

View of Wuhan Cities

Our height and a perfectly beautiful clear sky gave usa marvellous view of the great Wuhan illes and then a closer look down upon the Aye field which we had left the week before with its perfect symmetry and the white star at Its centre, tke race course, the soldiers drilling at the barracks with their bayonets flashing in the afternoon sun. the throngs on Chungshan Read, and the shipping on the river 'A few minutes after three, 45 minnies abend of schedule time, the biplane taxied eross. the river to lis mooring pontoon and again ihe company's car drove us 10. Our destination "in Hankow. We had sampled the three styles of planes operated by: tke China National Avlajon Corporation up the Yangtze Valley and found them all comfortable, eMciently operated and courte ussly managed, Wonderful luck haa been ours throughout this marvellous journey, and we were happy to ce) clude li with a quiet steamer trip in lovely weather from. Hankow 10 Shangtal. We had allowed ourselves two weeks from Munkow to Chengtu and return fo" Shanghai, and found ourselves at home one day ahead of the schedule.

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