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"I wished very much to walk round the city outside the walls….and following a path passed into the open country. The wall was well built, with regular courses of squared stone and was strengthened here and there by towers. The coffin of a funeral procession, round like the trunk of a tree, was borne at a rapid pace on the shoulders of four men, followed by several others carrying parasols and conversing carelessly. The sketch was finished safely – for I thought it a bold thing to do in a place where one is hardly allowed to walk".
Extract from Robert Elwes’ travelogue 'A Sketcher's Tour Round the World', first published 1854, (see page 350 for corresponding passage).
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Courtesy of a private collector
Location
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Country
China
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Category
People & Society
TWW Comment
"I wished very much to walk round the city outside the walls….and following a path passed into the open country. The wall was well built, with regular courses of squared stone and was strengthened here and there by towers. The coffin of a funeral procession, round like the trunk of a tree, was borne at a rapid pace on the shoulders of four men, followed by several others carrying parasols and conversing carelessly. The sketch was finished safely – for I thought it a bold thing to do in a place where one is hardly allowed to walk".
Robert Elwes’ travelogue 'A Sketcher's Tour Round the World', first published 1854, (see page 350 for corresponding passage).
