The costume of China / illustrated by sixty engravings: with explanations in English and French. By George Henry Mason.

  • Mason, George, 1735-1806.
Date:
1800
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The costume of China / illustrated by sixty engravings: with explanations in English and French. By George Henry Mason. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A WATCHMAN. A T the approach of night the gates of the cities in China, and the bar¬ ricades at the end of each ftreet, are carefully Ihut. During the night no perfons of credit are feen in the ftreets, which abound with watchmen, who ftrike upon a piece of bamboo in their left hand, to denote the time and to mark their own vigilance. Thofe whom they meet in their walk are queftioned, and if the reply be fatisfadiory, they are permitted to pafs through a wicket in the barricade. The watchmen carry lanterns, upon which are written their names and the diftri<5t to which they belong. In the very hot months, all the lower claffes of Chinefe have their feet and legs bare.