A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Quotes

“But the coming of the railway has brought fresh life to Yunnan, and the prospects for the future economic development are very promising. In the capital there were many signs of a new day. The Reform movement had taken good hold in this remote corner of the empire. A hospital with eight wards and under Chinese control was doing fine work. Schools were flourishing, and there was even a university of sorts.”
― Elizabeth Kimball Kendall, A Wayfarer in China

“It was again raining when we started the next morning; indeed, it seemed a long time since I had felt really dry, but the grey day harmonized perfectly with the soft English beauty of the country”
― Elizabeth Kimball Kendall, A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia