CHINA. 1751. 22T 



Sheet. They ufe it as a dining-room, or fome- 

 times to work in, &c. In a place like this, 

 the famous Face-maker was at work, who 

 makes mens figures, moftly in miniature. Eu- 

 ropeans often go to this man to be reprefented 

 in their ufual drefs ; and fometimes he hits 

 them exceedingly well. The upper rooms; 

 above-mentioned, the floor, the partition, the 

 lattice-work, as alfo doors, frair-cafes, and 

 rails towards the ftreets, are commonly all of 

 wood. On the outfide, before the fhops and 

 working-places, hang boards, on which the 

 name of the merchant or tradefman is written, 

 in large Chinefe characters : on the fides arc 

 Qther boards, on which the wares are marked. 



Instead of ovens and chimnies, ftoves arc 

 made ufe of here, which draw very well. The 

 pots in which they boil rice and other meats 

 look clumfy, as if they were made of cafl 

 iron; their fhape was pretty much like the cup 

 of an acorn. 



People of the fame trade commonly live in 

 the fame ftreet together. The factory ftreet 

 has merchants fhops, joiners, japanners, and 

 workers in mother of pearl. 



The 



