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15 January 1938, Volume 5 Issue 1 Previous Issue    Next Issue

Yunnan-Burma New Road The Link between India and Yangtze Yen Teh-Yih 1938, 5 (1):  1-16.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801001 Abstract ( )   PDF (1136KB) ( )   Save 1.The former type of communication in Yunnan Mountainous region.2. The thoughts to connect Yunnan and Burma by rails.3.The first motor traveling from Chungking to Rangoon by the American Amba-ssador since 1938.4.The Yunnan-Burma railway in construction.5. A preliminary study for the prospection of the new international transportationroads in South-West China. 6.Should the new railway connecting Burma via Tengyueh? Related Articles | Metrics

The Annual Temperature March of 5-days' Mean over China John Lee 1938, 5 (1):  17-40.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801002 Abstract ( )   PDF (807KB) ( )   Save In general, the month is taken as a unit to show the annual temperature march. In this paper pentad is adopted instead of month. The whole year is divided into 73 pentads, so that the yearly temperature march can be studied in more detail. There are 31 places in China being picked out and their annual temperature curves are to be plotted. As the years of observation of these 31 places mentioned above are not homogeneous, some of them attain more than 40 years and others below 20, but the majority of them are above 20 years. Related Articles | Metrics

LOESS-MAKING AND ICE-AGES IN CHINA Hermann von Wissmann 1938, 5 (1):  41-44.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801003 Abstract ( )   PDF (404KB) ( )   Save There are several good reasons for correlating the Nanking-loess (Hsiashu-loam) not with the deposits of the Choukoutien-stage, but with the Malan-loess. Related Articles | Metrics

A Brief Survey of the Climate of Lhasa Alfred Lu, B, Sc 1938, 5 (1):  45-54.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801004 Abstract ( )   PDF (591KB) ( )   Save Since the establishment of the climatological station of Lhasa in 1935, four years have elapsed, and the records accumulated are considerable. It is desirable to sum up the data in order to give an interesting picture of the climate of the famous and mysterious place,Because of the great height of the station (3732 M.), the annual pressure averages 486.9mm. only. Related Articles | Metrics

Agricultual Regions of Shansi Province Shu Djtn Chow 1938, 5 (1):  55-72.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801005 Abstract ( )   PDF (1850KB) ( )   Save This paper deals with the inter-relations between natural environments andagricultural landscape of Shansi,a province of north-west China. Related Articles | Metrics

Glacial Features in the Swiss Alps S.T. Lee 1938, 5 (1):  73-84.  doi: 10.11821/xb193801006 Abstract ( )   PDF (859KB) ( )   Save During this summer(1937),the author bad a short excursion on some parts of Switzerland and was deeply interested in the glacial sculptured scenery of the Swiss Alps. Related Articles | Metrics