Chinese pictures : notes on photographs made in China (1900)
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 · London ; New York : Cassell and Company · leaf 38
n part at night. In thedaytime this space is occupied by the rowers. In the nightthey roll themselves up in their wadded quilts and sleepthere. In China there is no privacy, but much curiosity.No part of your boat, although you have hired it, is sacredto you ; the boatmen pass in and out of what… … A SMALL HOUSEBOATON THEYANGTZE KIANG. A FOOT BOAT FOUNDIN CENTRAL CHINA. The oars are worked by the feetinstead of the arms. The sides of thisone are beautifully carved and lac-quered, and protection from the sunand rain is provided by a roof ofmats, the universal form of shelter andprotection on…
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