. China : its marvel and mystery. rn to the boat, the fisherman takesthe fish. A ring placed round the cormorants neck pre-vents it swallowing the fish. The Woo Men Bridge at Soochow is another andone of the finest of these beautiful buildings crossing theGrand Canal, cleanly built of face stone, and taking agraceful sweep upwards and over the great arch. Soochow is rather like Hangchow, but not, I think, so beautiful, in spite of the Chinese proverb which I mention in my Hangchow chapters. The streets are 57 CHINA: ITS MARVEL AND MYSTERY narrow, with good shops, and the usual bustling crowds.
. China : its marvel and mystery. rn to the boat, the fisherman takesthe fish. A ring placed round the cormorants neck pre-vents it swallowing the fish. The Woo Men Bridge at Soochow is another andone of the finest of these beautiful buildings crossing theGrand Canal, cleanly built of face stone, and taking agraceful sweep upwards and over the great arch. Soochow is rather like Hangchow, but not, I think, so beautiful, in spite of the Chinese proverb which I mention in my Hangchow chapters. The streets are 57 CHINA: ITS MARVEL AND MYSTERY narrow, with good shops, and the usual bustling the way these narrow streets seem to me to give agreatly exaggerated idea of the population of Chinesecities, the people being so crowded together in thenarrow lanes. We had a look at the famous pagoda in this city. Itis of great age, nine storeys in height, with an immensecircumference at the base. It is built with double walls,the staircase occupying the space between. THE BRIDGE AT KWANGFOONG As seen tVom a Mandarins
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