'6164 Shameen Canal, Canton, China. On the canal, which divides the Chinese and foreign settlements, are the floating homes of a number of the Cantonese.'

This stereoview captures the bustling Shameen Canal in Canton (modern Guangzhou), China, showing the floating homes and working boats of Cantonese residents along the waterway that historically divided the Chinese and foreign settlements. A boatman is prominently visible in the foreground, punting his vessel past a line of sampans and houseboats.

Published by George Rose of Melbourne, one of Australia's most respected stereoview publishers.

100mm by 177mm (card)

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