AUTHOR'S HOUSEBOAT (WUPAN) In which he passed eighteen days on the Yangtze-kiang; scene at one of the rapids in upper reaches of river.
AUTHOR'S MODEST CARAVAN IN SZECH'UAN And a fine body of men they were, kept in order by the general factotum in the foreground—each of them earning about 25 cents a day.
QUAINT CHINESE ORCHESTRA HALWAYS MEN Typical old-time orchestra anywhere in China; the Chinese say, "Once a musician, always a musician"—so it usually runs in the family.
SCENE ON THE UPPER YANGTZE Author and the cook on the aft of the houseboat after all the dangerous rapids had been passed. The ropes are made of bamboo. En route to Chung-king.
MOTLEY GROUP OF HUA MIAO MENFOLK Picture gives an idea of how the Hua Miao in certain sections are being gradually absorbed by the Chinese; these men are typical tenant farmers of the Nou-su.
