Chinese pictures : notes on photographs made in China (1900)
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 · London ; New York : Cassell and Company · leaf 40
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… … A FOOT BOAT FOUNDIN CENTRAL CHINA. HSIN TAN RAPIDON THEYANGTZE RIVER. The rapids on the river give rise to a considerable amountof occupation for men called Trackers, whose occupationis the dragging of boats up-stream through the wild anddangerous waters of the rapids. These men live in hutson the…
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