Members of a wedding procession playing musical instruments and carrying umbrellas and sedan chairs past shops near city gate, Beijing

Members of a wedding procession carrying three sedan chairs past shops near city gate, Beijing

Members of a wedding party in pavilion with lanterns, drums, litter, hanging scrolls, and banners

Members of a wedding procession playing drums and carrying draped mirrors, umbrella, and sedan chair past shops

Members of a wedding procession carrying umbrellas, musical instruments, fan-shaped screen, and sedan chair

Members of a wedding procession carrying umbrellas and a sedan chair

Members of a wedding procession carrying a sedan chair

Members of a funeral procession carrying a litter decorated with lanterns and fringed banners

Members of a funeral procession carrying two sedan chairs

Members of a wedding procession carrying sedan chair, umbrellas, and fan-shaped screen past shops

Members of a wedding procession carrying umbrella and sedan chair

Members of a wedding procession carrying sedan chair, umbrella, and fan-shaped screen

Members of a wedding procession carrying draped mirror, fan-shaped screen, umbrellas, and sedan chair through city gate

Members of a wedding procession carrying sedan chair through city gate

Members of a funeral procession carrying umbrellas and litter through archway of a city gate

Members of a funeral procession carrying umbrellas and litter through archway of a city gate

Rusticating in country, near Ningpo

Our ferry. Shantsz on right rear. We crossed the mountain later.

Along Sining River Valley. Boarding a shantsz. Handkerchief, constantly kept wet, at back of neck a great help.

Westward ho. Taxi!! Wenhsiang.