The website says that the border fence was installed on the Chinese side to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants (north Koreans) and Mongolians who would stray across the border to steal livestock from the Chinese side of the border. The website further states that there used to be border fences on the USSR side as well, but these were poorly maintained and were no longer existing.

The website did not mention 275, instead the photograph is taken at the Erguna river which forms the boundary between PRC and "former Soviet Union", on the opposite side of the river.

Richard

----- Original Message -----

From: Jesper Nielsen

To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:47 AM

Subject: Fw: [BoundaryPoint] Re: CNMNRUE picture

What about the fences, the 275 etc?

Jesper

----- Original Message -----

From: Richard Lam

To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 2:06 PM

Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: CNMNRUE picture

Website is from an expedition to the China-Russia-Mongolia tripoint. The railway checkpoint showing PRC and "USSR" gates is at Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PRC. The tripoint spot is two hours drive south of here. The border markers on the tripoint contains the coat of arms of the state, the year of construction as well as the marker number (No. 0 at this point). The Russian (Soviet?) coat of arms has already fallen off. There are other border markers nearby, markers with single digit are Chinese made, while Russian made markers have two digits. Marker No. 1 is about 200 meters away.

----- Original Message -----

From: aletheiak

To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:09 AM

Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: CNMNRUE picture

ahh no need to answer my questions after all for certainly this elevated platform on stilts fits well with the bogs & salt marshes that were reported to be in the cnmnrue area in ibs 173 some 9 years before this monument was erected & we know cnmnruw is too mountainous for this pic & cnkpru too wet & cnkzru too dry so that plus the visible cn & ru inscriptions makes qed i suppose --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak" <aletheiak@y...> wrote: > > do you know what it says or how it was identified as such > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Jesper Nielsen" > <jesniel@i...> wrote: > > Sent to me/Borderbase from a non BP member in NZ. > > > > Jesper > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: aletheiak > > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:45 PM > > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: CNMNRUE picture > > > > > > > > bravissimos & standing ovations > > > > our first world class virgin pic find in > > perhaps > > years > > > > but what does it say > > > > & how did you identify her > > > > could this be from our resident basque separatist emeritus > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Jesper Nielsen" > > <jesniel@i...> wrote: > > > http://www.canonfans.com/digest/6/27514120221.htm > > > > > > Jesper > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > > http://groups.yahoocom/group/BoundaryPoint/ > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > BoundaryPoint-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms > of Service.