PING-TU-CHAU

[s. 605] : A to^wn in Shan-tung, China, Station situated about 95 miles S. W. of Chi-fu. of the SBC, with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 woman mi ionary, 5 native workers, 5 outstations, 10 places of worship, 3 Sunday schools, 7 day schools, 1 boarding school, 1 dispensary, and 354 profe ed Christians. Some write the name Ping-tu. PING-YANG-FU A town in the pro^vince of Shan-si, China, situated on the right bank of the Fen-ho, 380 miles S. W. of Peking, 105 miles N. W. by N. of Ho-nan-fu. This is one of the holiest towns of the empire, and one of the It is also one of the places oldest in the world. which felt the full force of the Boxer fury against After peace was restored, the people foreigners. for some time held aloof from all Europe ans. Station of the CIM (1879), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries, one of them with his wife; 2 women mi ionaries, 2 native workers, 1 place of worship, 1 Sunday school, and 89 profe ed Christians. to^wn in the province PING-YANG-HSIEN: of Che-kiang, China, situated near the coast in the: A Ping-yao-lisieii Poona S. part of the province, and’ 28 miles S. W. of Wen-chau. Station of the CIM (1874), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries, one of them witli his wife; 27 native workers, 24 outstations, 25 places of worship, 2 day scliools, 2 boarding schools, and 475 profe ed Christians. Some write the name Bing-yae. 606