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title: A Chinese Boatwoman
author: John Thomson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14854/a-chinese-boatwoman/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Chinese Boatwoman

_Authored by John Thomson_

## Image File

[![A Chinese Boatwoman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14854.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14854.jpg)

## Image Caption

A photo of a boatwoman from Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Wellcome Collection, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Thomson, J. (2021, November 12). A Chinese Boatwoman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14854/a-chinese-boatwoman/>
### Chicago
Thomson, John. "A Chinese Boatwoman." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14854/a-chinese-boatwoman/>.
### MLA
Thomson, John. "A Chinese Boatwoman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14854/a-chinese-boatwoman/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/sm3gn2kb) by **John Thomson**. Submitted by [Celina Bebenek](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/celinacyprianbe/ "User Page: Celina Bebenek"), published on 12 November 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.