PART OF A FRINGE
OF JUNKS OR RIVER BOATS
AT WAN HSIEN.
Illustrating the enormous traffic on the Yangtze. This fringe of boats, closely packed, extends for two miles along the river bank, and is an evidence of the great trade and prosperity of Wan Hsien.
PART OF A FRINGE
OF JUNKS OR RIVER BOATS
AT WAN HSIEN
THE BRIDGE OF
TEN THOUSAND AGES,
FOOCHOW.
A country of waterways must be a country of bridges, but the beauty of the bridges in China is quite a surprise to the traveller. The straight bridge of the illustration given here is built upon enormously solid piers, which are often monoliths. The roadway is constructed of single blocks thirty feet long. The balustrade, as well as the roadway, is solid stone. This is the oldest form of bridge in the country, and the bridge in the picture is one of the oldest bridges.
