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TEK PAI IS THE NAME GIVEN THIS EAMBOO RAFT IN FORMOSA 



The craft is characteristically Formosan. Although there is a type of bamboo raft found 

 along the China coast, it is not nearly so large as that of Formosa, since the bamboos on the 

 mainland cannot compare in size with those growing on this island. There is a round wooden 

 tub in the center for luggage, and when the sea is rough the passengers sit in it, too. 



