The Gate the Tide Cut Through Basalt
A Ming gazetteer saw a gate-shaped ridge and wind cave at Eman; geological research describes a passage eroded through basalt by the sea.
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A Hall Built After an Empty Schoolhouse
After seeing an old schoolhouse without students, Su Shi joined local companions in building Zaijiu Hall as a place for teaching and conversation.
The Port That Worked at Anchor
A 2019 report follows Yangpu tankers and the inspection officers who boarded before ships reached the wharf.
When the Tide Left Salt in Stone
Yangpu’s salt pans turn a shoreline material and the sun into a repeated craft of filling, waiting and scraping.