Meal time on a river boat, Fujian

Meal time on a river boat, Fujian

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Fr01-110. This photograph by John Thomson appears in his 'Foochow and the River Min'. Flat-bottomed river boats were designed to traverse rapids and shallow waters pulled by ropes. The first Chinese character painted on the boat translates as ‘four’.

Location

Fujian

Estimated Date

1870

Photographer

Thomson, John

Dimensions

90mm x 90mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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