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The old military road to the northern end of the island. There was a narrow-gauge railway on the left side of the road. There is a local story that the Russians used female labour on the road construction works. It was not so. They used labourers from the China. The Chinese had a long pigtails and beardless faces, leading to the mistaken identity.

The old military road to the northern end of the island. There was a narrow-gauge railway on the left side of the road. There is a local story that the Russians used female labour on the road construction works. It was not so. They used labourers from the China. The Chinese had a long pigtails and beardless faces, leading to the mistaken identity.

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