250  THE  CHINESE  EMPIRE
inner  harbor  is  a  graving  dock,  300  feet  long  and  60  feet
wide.  The  resident  foreign  population  of  the  district  i#
1905  was  1,912,  including  364  British,  35  American,  and
1,426  Japanese.  Amoy  is  one  of  the  tea  markets  of  China,
the  earlier  shipments  being  mainly  of  Amoy  Oolong  ;  this
soon  deteriorated  in  quality,  and,  as  the  export  fell  off,
its  place  was  taken  by  Formosa  Oolong,  the  culture  and
preparation  of  which  were  introduced  by  Amoy  tea-men,
and  which,  even  since  the  Japanese  occupation  of  Formosa
(1895),  has  continued  to  find  its  way  to  Amoy  to  be  there
blended,  packed,  and  matted.  The  history  of  the  trade  i%
Oolongs  is  interesting,  and  may  be  read  in  the  following
figures  of  the  quantities  in  piculs  shipped  from  Amoy  an
from  Tamsui  respectively,  the  Tamsui  output  being  entirely
re-shipped  to  foreign  countries,  chiefly  the  United  States-Amoy

  Teas.  Formosa  Teas.

1864
1874
1884
1894
1904
1906

via  Amoy.  Direct.

37.217
71.560
42,923
29,312
3,065
2,450

24,610
98,754
137,245
100,683
59,005

63,630
67,717

The  following  figures  show  the  course  of  trade  at  Amoy,
the  value  of  exports  including  that  of  Formosa  tea  imported
and  re-exported  :—

1864
1874
1884
1894
1904

Imports.
Tls.
7,064,720
5,692,781
8,745,061
10,043,128
14,522,053

Exports.
Tls.
2,830,359
4,617,061
4,831,021
7,771,091
6,604,634

Total.
Tls.
9,895,079
10,309,842
13,576,082
17,814,219
21,126,687

Among  imports  in  1904  the  principal  were  cotton  fabrics
(Tls.797,000),  cotton  yarn  (Tls.  1,509,000),  tin  (Tls.208,000),