CHINESE WINDLASS, a differential windlass, in which the cord winds off one part of the barrel and on to the other, the amount of absolute lift being governed by the difference in the diameters of the respective portions. It is a good contrivance in the respect that great power may be attained without making the axle so small as to be too weak for its work.
or China, seaport in the province of Che-Kiang, about 18 miles from Ningpo. Ching-Hai has no foreign commerce of its own, not being a treaty port; but it is a resort for native traders from the Chusan Archipelago, and from here Chi nese merchandise is sent to Ningpo. There is a missionary station and a native academy for students who compete in the civil service exam inations at Ningpo. Pop. (1910) estimated 140,000, mostly Chinese. It was taken by the British in 1841.
ching-too', China, city, capital of the province of Sze-Chuen, situated on the Min River, 150 miles from its junction with the• Yang-tse-Kiang and 175 miles from the treaty port Chung-King. Ching-Tu is in one of
the largest fertile plains of China, and is sur rounded by mountains rich in the minerals of commerce. By way of the Min River and canals nearby, trade is carried on with the places in the valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang. The walls around the city are 12 miles in extent. Famous in Marco Polo's time, it is still one of the richest cities in China, with clean streets and canals. It has telegraphic and postal connec tion with many other places in the province, and railways to K'ui-chou-fu and farther east have just been completed. Good roads connect the city with Ichang and the Yang-tse ports. It has an arsenal with modern equipment, and goods of European manufacture are found in some shops. Pop. about 1,000,000.