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  • [VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW

    [VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW

    SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW Cover Image: Silk Farms at Hoo-chow / HuZhou ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N8N *Since the Tang Dynasty  (618–907 CE), Huzhou has been an important silk-producing region in China. During the Ming Dynasty, Huzhou’s silk industry gained nationwide fame, giving rise to…

  • [VOL I] BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG

    [VOL I] BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG

    BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG Cover Image: Bamboo Aqueduct at Hong-Kong / HongKong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWC1 *This illustration shows a water pipe made of bamboo, used for agricultural irrigation or drinking water. Could painter wish for fairer sceneThan beetling cliffs ‘mid bowers of green,With rivulet below;Methinks…