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  • [VOL IV] LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG

    [VOL IV] LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG

    LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG  (*Vide Vol. I. p. 26. Vol. II. p. 45) Cover Image: Loading Tea-junks, at Tseen-tang / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NCM *Suzhou’s Tseen-tang(Cengtang), located in the Taihu Lake basin, has been an important hub for waterway transportation since ancient times.…

  • [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…