Chinese pictures : notes on photographs made in China (1900)
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 · London ; New York : Cassell and Company · leaf 44
HSIN TAN RAPIDON THEYANGTZE RIVER. A BOAT ON THE MINRIVER, USED FORRUNNING THE RAPIDS. The Min River, called also the Fu,is a western tributary of the UpperYangtze, but a great river in itself. Ofthe boats four sails the lowest is ofbamboo, and is let down at night toprotect the boatman and his… … A BOAT ON THE MINRIVER, USED FORRUNNING THE RAPIDS. PART OF A FRINGE OF JUNKS OR RIVER BOATS AT WAN HSIEN, Illustrating the enormous trafficon the Yangtze. This fringe of boats,closely packed, extends for two milesalong the river bank, and is an evidenceof the great trade and prosperity ofWan Hsien.
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