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Title: China, its marvel and mystery
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Liddell, T. Hodgson, 1860-
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Publisher: New York : J. Lane Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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n nativebanks, which had no reserve with which to meet them,and the native banks retaliated by boycotting the foreignbank-notes, and inducing the native traders to do so. The fan shop was large and seemed prosperous. Wewere told that fans were sent from here to all parts of theworld, and, seeing the beautiful work, I was not surprised.All kinds of materials were used for these fans, from thecommon paper with cheap cane handles and ribs to thefinest silk most exquisitely painted and mounted on carvedivory; many of the fans, too, were made of various kinds offeathers. Our bargaining here was helped by cups of green tea,which the shopman handed round; and this was not un-welcome after a long ride in the heat. One of my subjects was the North Gate of the city, to do which I had about three miles to walk. I doubt if such a thing had been seen here before as a foreigner sitting on a stool with an easel set up and a white umbrella over him, painting a picture of the gateway ; and the usual76
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HANGCHOW: THE NORTH GATE GOOD-BYE TO HANGCHOW swarms of people came to surround and watch me. Mylawdah got his rope out and formed a triangle with it tokeep the crowd off, and he and the coolies had theirwork cut out. The people coming out of the citygates would make straight for me and get in my way,so a coolie was instructed to keep them off; and onetime, on looking up, I was amused to see that my cooliehad got one of my straps and with it was deliberatelysmacking a man over the head and face to make him getout of the way. I could not help laughing even though Icalled out to him to desist, but every one laughed—eventhe man who had been strapped! It was very interestingto sit at this gate and see the various goings in and out.The beggars were here, of course, and the small hawkerswith their trays of various articles of food. Then wouldcome out a small mandarin in his chair, followed by that ofhis wife, and preceded by his red umbrella, and then hisfollowers on ponies—and a rough

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