 ... respective countries. There are also many silk manufactories here, several of which belong to foreigners. About three miles from the city of Canton, there is a place called the Boat Town. This consists of about forty thousand boats, which cover the...  The Tales of Peter Parley about Asia - Stran 42avtor: Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 135 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 strani
...barks of all sizes, which cover the river night and day, and form a kind of floating city. They all touch one another, and are ranged so as to form streets. The inhabitants are said to amount to nearly 300,000, composed chiefly of the poorer classes, and have... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1854 - 474 strani
...consists of about forty thousand boats, which cover the river, and form a kind of floating city. All these boats touch one another, and are ranged so as...streets. The people who inhabit them have no other dwelling, and are prohibited by law from settling on the shore. Each boat lodges a family, including... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1864 - 202 strani
...consists of about forty thousand boats, which cover the river, and form a kind of floating city. All these boats touch one another, and are ranged so as to form streets. The people who reside in them have no other dwelling, and are prohibited by the laws from settling on shore. Each... | |
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