half-in-ruins

Updated: May 14, 2025

On the 23rd we reached the important city of Chuhsing-fu, a walled city, still half-in-ruins, that was long occupied by the Mohammedans, and suffered terrible reprisals on its recapture by the Imperialists. I must, however, note that these distances as estimated by Mr. Jensen, the constructor of the telegraph line, do not agree with the distances in Mr. Baber's itinerary.

George Ernest Morrison - An Australian in China: Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma