‘Tung-cheuung-yeem-Sheun. Tung-cheuung is the name of a place where there is a great manufacture of salt. The name is literally a Tung cheuung Salt Boat’.
Chinese vessel, used for unloading European ships at Whampoa
Scope & Content:
‘Sie-qua-peen-teang. This is the kind of vessel used for taking cargo to and from the European ships at Wampoa; commonly called Chop boat by Europeans’. Inscribed: ‘Boat for sending foreign merchants to Macao.’
‘Shui-loc-Sheun. Literally a Lantern boat. This kind of boat is decorated with lanterns on a particular festival of the Chinese which takes place in their Seventh month’. Inscribed: ‘Boat for celebration of ‘Middle of 7th month’ festival (sacrifice to spirits on land and in water).’
‘Tai-hoi-me-leang. This is a kind of Boat, of nearly the same construction as No.7 [Add.Or.1973], but is only used for Chinese Cargo’. Inscribed: ‘Boat with large opening at the stern.’
‘Tie-too-Sheun. A Passage Boat. A kind of large boat employed for carrying passengers from one part of the country to another. Inscribed: ‘Night ferry.’
‘Lung Sheun. Literally Dragon or Snake boat. On a particular festival of the Chinese which falls on their fifth month, boats of this construction are used as Race boats’. Inscribed: ‘Dragon boat of the festival on the 5th of the 5th month.’