Between the houses are narrow streets without sidewalks. There are no
wagons. If a lady goes to make a call, she sends for a sort of covered
chair. This has long poles on each side. The chair is set on the
ground before her door. After she gets in, men lift the poles to their
shoulders. In this way they carry her. Baggage and heavy articles are
also carried on the shoulders of men.

[Illustration: Covered Chair with Poles.]

But perhaps the most wonderful thing in China is the Great Wall. It
was built by kings a long time ago. They wanted to keep savage people
from coming into the country. The wall is built very high and very
wide. It is so wide in some places that eight horses can be driven on
top of it side by side. It is hundreds of miles long. The people of
China think it is very wonderful. They think there is nothing so
wonderful in all the rest of the world.

[Illustration: The Great Wall.]

China seems a curious country. Boys shout out loud in school. They
read and write backward. Men fly kites, like boys. Women have feet as
small as babies' feet. At dinner nuts and fruits are eaten first. Men
work like animals. There are many ways in which the Chinese are
different from the people in our country.




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