Canton was visited by the compiler of this album between 24th and 28th Februrary, 1879. General view of a houseboat moored alongside a building, with group of men and women seated on the deck.
Canton. Interior [of a] Flower Boat. Photographer: Lai Afong
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Canton was visited by the compiler of this album between 24th and 28th Februrary, 1879. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'This represents the saloon of one of these boats, they are magnificiently fitted up in marble. The small room at the back is where the Chinese smoke opium. For a...