The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Tracing lettering on rock
1775: ‘Hosh’ distillery – later known as Glenturret Distillery – is established beside the waters of Turret Burn in Crieff.
1856: Dr Duncan Main is born in Kirmichael, Ayrshire.
1873-1881: Dr Main begins studying business and soon becomes interested in missionary work and medicine.
1881: Dr Main marries Florence Nightingale Smith, named after the original Florence Nightingale. They set sail for China and a career as missionaries. They settle in Hangzhou.
1910: Moganshan, in the mountaintop bamboo forests near Hangzhou, has become a popular getaway for missionaries and their families from Shanghai. #1 Moganshan is built as a sanitorium for Dr Main, his family and his hospital staff.
1921: Following the American Prohibition, Glenturret ceases distilling whisky. It will remain closed for another 30 years.
1926: During their time in China, Dr Main and his wife are credited with opening more than 30 medical and welfare institutions. The couple retire to Scotland.
1928: #1 Moganshan is nationalised under the leadership of Zhang Jingjiang, thengovernor of Zhejiang.
1932: Dr Main’s son sells #1 Moganshan to the Jiangnan Auto Company.
1957: Glenturret Distillery reopens.
1960s: #1 Moganshan is torn down.
2007: South African Grant Horsfield opens the first of his naked eco-friendly villas in Moganshan.
2016: naked has an additional six resorts under development. In excavating the area of Moganshan, Horsfield and his company uncover the rock.