Ningpo to Shanghai in 1857/Ane-chee to Mai-chee
On the East side, the city is skirted by the River bed, and beyond the river is a pretty little Pagoda low down among some Shrubbery. A moat runs found the city on the sides not protected by the river;—a well constructed arched Bridge by the south gate leading into the suburbs, about the best part of the place as usual. The North wall has recently been repaired, and looks quite formidable to travellers approaching in that direction. Only four villages are met between Ane-chee and Mai-chee, a distance of about eight miles, viz Kwong-heen-kong-deo—Zan-woo-Ding—Show-koon and Kow-jow-Deo.
At Zan-woo five miles from Maichee, Canals lead off from the main stream, and run up in a N.Wly direction to the Tae-hoo, or great Lake, and boats can be hired here to take the traveller on there if he wishes. Mai-chee, though called a village only, appears to be a place of considerable traffic, and two Government functionaries, one of them a Military, one a Civil officer have their quarters here (29). There are upwards of 1,000 families in the place, and there must he a large migratory population of raft men from the hills, and boat men engaged in the Hoo-chow Trade. From Mai-chee to the Ferry at which Boats can be obtained for the passage to Hoo-chow, the distance is abont seven lē—the head boat man of the place being of the family name of Tong (Tong-Seen-sang).