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- Boatman
- In the past, there were sampans ferrying across the Huangpu River. The sampans were narrow at the fore and wide at the stern, and three passengers could be accommodated on the plank board in the...
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- Writing letters for others
- "Writing letters for others" was an old trade of bygone times; the practice is rare now. It is because that in ancient China, many ordinary people could not write. So when a family had a member...
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- Southern Goods Trade
- Southern goods shop, also called general store or grocery, is an indispensible kind of stores in the towns and cities of China, and it is also one of the important industries of commerce.
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- Cigarette Selling
- In the past, there was a cigarette-selling store at the entrance of nearly every alleyway in Shanghai. The store was solely dedicated to all brands of cigarettes before branching out into selling...
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