Letters from the Far East . ^ to go ashoreand to walk through the village, as the boat in whichwe were to continue our trip would not start until thenext LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 41 Hearing the sound of Chinese music, and followingin the direction from which the sound came, we foundone of those famous open-air theaters, where playsare carried on at certain times in connection with theheathen worship. To us, who were unable to understand what wassaid, it looked like a lot of clowns performing, as theactors were all dressed in grotesque costumes, witheither masks or painted faces, a
Letters from the Far East . ^ to go ashoreand to walk through the village, as the boat in whichwe were to continue our trip would not start until thenext LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 41 Hearing the sound of Chinese music, and followingin the direction from which the sound came, we foundone of those famous open-air theaters, where playsare carried on at certain times in connection with theheathen worship. To us, who were unable to understand what wassaid, it looked like a lot of clowns performing, as theactors were all dressed in grotesque costumes, witheither masks or painted faces, and danced round onthe stage, brandishing swords and knives. After watching this a short time, we walked throughthe principal street, lined with all kinds of shops andfull of all kinds of smells. Very early the next morning, while the stars werestill shining, the boatmen, ten in all, were up and start-ing up the river. The scenery grew more wonderful and beautiful aswe entered that part of the river called the loong; onaccount of its winding shape like a dragon, which theycall by that name. We were two days going from Tonglu to Lanchi,where we left the large b
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