Manhao
Manhao (Chinese: 蔓耗; pinyin: Mànhào) is a town in Gejiu County-level city of Yunnan Province of China.
History
Located on the Red River, Manhao was a transhipment point of some significance prior to construction of the Kunming–Hai Phong Railway in the early 20th century, as the shortest route between Kunming and French Indochina ran through it.[1] In those days, to travel from Hai Phong (which was the closest sea port to Kunming) to Kunming, one would need 28 days: it involved 16 days of travel by steamer and then a small boat up the Red River to Manhao (425 miles), and then 12 days overland (194 miles) to Kunming.[2]
References
- ^ Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol. 9–10, Geographical Society, 1912, pp. 18–20
- ^ Whates, H. (1901), The Politician's Handbook, Vacher & Sons, p. 146