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Far more than Venice, China is a land of canals dug by the patient toil of untold centuries
Far more than Venice, China is a land of canals dug by the patient toil of untold centuries

Far more than Venice, China is a land of canals dug by the patient toil of untold centuries

Date9/8/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Far more than Venice; China is a land of canals dug by the patient toil of untold centuries. They are the main arteries of commerce and a sampan sailing like this through the agricultural areas ia a very common spectacle.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116920F
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