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bridges. These hulks are 'fitted up' on the deck as residences for the local agents, while their hulls serve admirably as storage godowns. At

Junk on the Grand Canal near Chinkiang loaded with dried reed grass.
Ten Li Bridge passed between Kiukiang and Ruling.

the smaller ports the ship does not make a landing, but merely reduces her speed, and barges carrying freight and passengers (mostly the latter