. An American engineer in China . The Procession Two official chairs are seen. The flags on the right indicate the posi-tion of the military commander. The foreground is a flooded rice-fleld From now on we were conscious of the precau-tions taken by the Viceroy for our guard was largely increased, so that our pro-cession, including mandarins with their attendants,soldiers, coolies carrying baggage and supplies. Chapter III: Hu-nan, the Closed Province 73 consisted frequently of from five hundred to sixhundred men, and as they marched in stragglingorder and in single file, the di
. An American engineer in China . The Procession Two official chairs are seen. The flags on the right indicate the posi-tion of the military commander. The foreground is a flooded rice-fleld From now on we were conscious of the precau-tions taken by the Viceroy for our guard was largely increased, so that our pro-cession, including mandarins with their attendants,soldiers, coolies carrying baggage and supplies. Chapter III: Hu-nan, the Closed Province 73 consisted frequently of from five hundred to sixhundred men, and as they marched in stragglingorder and in single file, the distance from the headto the rear of the column would frequently be five. Placard Bearers who Preceded the Procession to AnnounceOur Coming miles. The Chinese love a show, and this pro-cession ofiered opportunities that could not beneglected. Although the details were largely amatter of the degree of imagination possessed by 74 An American Engineer in China the local functionary in charge, we were usuallypreceded by men or ragged boys carrying plac-ards or wooden standards announcing our com-ing, and commanding the people to give there would be the flags of the commanderand of the regiment acting as guard; soldiersarmed with spears, tridents, two-handed swords,flintlock or, at times, even match-lock guns. Theuniform of the Chinese soldier is a comfortablebut a most unmilitary collection of coat, in its hang, resembles a cloak with wide,loose sleeves. It is of a plain color, with a widemarginal band of another hue. On the breast andback are marked, usually on white discs sewedto the coat, the number of the man, the desig-nation of the
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