. China : its marvel and mystery. r. y / . i r^ HANGCHOW great oars, or yuloes, a slow but very pleasant meansof progress. Without event we reached Kashing, anold town, once important, but greatly devastated in theTaiping Rebellion : large spaces within the walls stillshow nothing but ruins. Mooring our boat at the Custom-house wharf wewere soon greeted by the genial Commissioner, whoseemed rather surprised to find that an artist shouldhave come to that part of the world to sketch. Hekindly volunteered to show us round, and suggested avisit by boat to a lake near. We therefore hired aChine
. China : its marvel and mystery. r. y / . i r^ HANGCHOW great oars, or yuloes, a slow but very pleasant meansof progress. Without event we reached Kashing, anold town, once important, but greatly devastated in theTaiping Rebellion : large spaces within the walls stillshow nothing but ruins. Mooring our boat at the Custom-house wharf wewere soon greeted by the genial Commissioner, whoseemed rather surprised to find that an artist shouldhave come to that part of the world to sketch. Hekindly volunteered to show us round, and suggested avisit by boat to a lake near. We therefore hired aChinese boat of less draught than our own, and wentoff on it accompanied by Mr. Commissioner and oneof his friends. The friend put on board a grama-phone, and as we moved along the busy waterway heset it going with one of those popular laughing songs ;and never before or since have I seen Chinese laugh somuch or so heartily. On all sides they took it up, and,where they could, hurried along the banks to keep nearus; but gradually
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