LAI-YANG

lai-yang, a city in the chinese province of shan-tung, in 37° n., 120° 55' e., about the middle of the eastern peninsula, on the highway running south from chi-fu to kin-kia or ting-tsu harbour. it is surrounded by well-kept walls of great antiquity, and its main streets are spanned by large _pailous_ or monumental arches, some dating from the time of the emperor tai-ting-ti of the yuan dynasty (1324). there are extensive suburbs both to the north and south, and the total population is estimated at 50,000. the so-called ailanthus silk produced by _saturnia cynthia_ is woven at lai-yang into a strong fabric; and the manufacture of the peculiar kind of wax obtained from the la-shu or wax-tree insect is largely carried on in the vicinity.