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Show t'nl Tratil In Cliluii. Travel in China Is principally by canal, the greatest of which Is the Impel Im-pel lal or Grand canal, connecting Can-tyi. Can-tyi. ,iiul Pekln. Innumerable branch-m branch-m passing through countless cities, twns nnd villages connect the utmost Umlts of the empire with this main artery of waterways. To overromo the dlffeience of lovol between two canals, a peculiar and Ingeniously constructed con-structed glacis, sloping at an angle of 45 degrees Is used, and by means of a. capstan ortwothe wat Is drawn over siatll. having passed tho point of equilibrium, It Is launched into the lower ranal. To prevent the boat klppinc too much water, a screen of Vrwork Is fixed at tho bow. Tho rivers a4 canals are the real highways high-ways of China, and by these hordes of (tpV-'rs from the Inland provinces aro fcow locking to tho coast towns and bwilgn settlements |