Hangchow lies at the head of the large estuary of that name, which is, however, too shallow for navigation by steamers.
He is a native of Hangchow, in Chehkiang, a city famous in China for its coffins.
Many of these lived miserably as tenants on the farms of the gentry between Nanking and Hangchow.
Another beautiful work is Dr. Main's leper hospital at Hangchow.
The best position for a port of that kind is at a point just south of Chapu on the Hangchow Bay.
