1893 CANTON China HISTORY Mandarin BUDDHIST Article

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ORIGINAL 13-Page ARTICLE (not a copy) from Early Magazine - 1893 THE ODDEST CITY IN THE WORLD by Douglas Sladen Two pages of this piece are entitled: CHINESE HOME LIFE by Robert Coltman, M.D. Very interesting, informative Early Article - about the History of CANTON - filled with facts, details and descriptions....accompanied by beautiful early engraved illustrations - which, in themselves, would make this a valuable item - all making this rare and valuable piece of CHINESE HISTORY - CANTON HISTORY - great tool for research on this topic. The ILLUSTRATIONS (fifteen) include: A Chinese TRIBUNAL... A Chinese BRIDAL COUPLE... MANDARIN Examiners... The New Royal Chinese Mint - CANTON A CHINESE EXECUTION, Canton (shown etc. ****************************** "..the first thing to do on landing in Canton is to hire a guide..Without a guide a stanger could never hope to return from the mazes of the native city...." ".......you will have to pay $1.50 per chair for yourself and your guide - $1. for lunch put up on board the steamer - $3. for your fare from Hong Kong, $1.50 for your poor dinner the night before, and $1.50 for your shabby breakfast on the boat in the morning....." ".....Locomotion in Canton is by chairs - the streets are too narrow for anything else - only about half a dozen feet wide....their overhanging stories read more

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