. China : its marvel and mystery. CANTON RIVER The iiiliabitanls of these boats are born, Hve, and die in them.. 1913 Oy CANTON Living on the foreign settlement, the Shameen atCanton—which originally was little else than a mud-flat,and is now a beautifully laid out garden-like residentialtown, with its turfed roads and paved walks, tennis groundsoverhung and shaded by fine banyan trees—you might, butfor looking out on the river with its boat life, think youwere in Europe. But cross the island and look over thecreek at the other side, at the native city, and you realisethat here is one of the m

. China : its marvel and mystery. CANTON RIVER The iiiliabitanls of these boats are born, Hve, and die in them.. 1913 Oy CANTON Living on the foreign settlement, the Shameen atCanton—which originally was little else than a mud-flat,and is now a beautifully laid out garden-like residentialtown, with its turfed roads and paved walks, tennis groundsoverhung and shaded by fine banyan trees—you might, butfor looking out on the river with its boat life, think youwere in Europe. But cross the island and look over thecreek at the other side, at the native city, and you realisethat here is one of the m

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. China : its marvel and mystery. CANTON RIVER The iiiliabitanls of these boats are born, Hve, and die in them.. 1913 Oy CANTON Living on the foreign settlement, the Shameen atCanton—which originally was little else than a mud-flat,and is now a beautifully laid out garden-like residentialtown, with its turfed roads and paved walks, tennis groundsoverhung and shaded by fine banyan trees—you might, butfor looking out on the river with its boat life, think youwere in Europe. But cross the island and look over thecreek at the other side, at the native city, and you realisethat here is one of the many densely populated cities ofChina. You note the crowds of boats again, with produceof all kinds, propelled by men, women, and children ; someby means of stern paddle-wheels, which are acted on bya sort of treadmill which the coolies walk on ; some bythe single oar; and some of the small ones even by thefoot, the coolie sitting down and gripping the oar withhis toes, as we would with our hands. These latter boatsare the fastest, and have, I believe, been much used forletter-carrying. Cross the English