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Nanking Road was one of the main streets in Shangai because it was famous for its markets. The big shops found along Nanking Road were established mainly for the tourist trade and in fact, that is where Walter Whitman state she was able to shop…

This is a toy that Walter Whitman brought back from his journey and it represents transportation in China. The main way of transportation at the time was the carriage. Usually big enough to carry two people comfortably. The horse driver is called "Ma…

By the ports, there would be numerous American and European posts. As Whitman noticed, "the only thing to suggest China [was] the ever-present Chinese coolie and the signs in Chinese characters. Except for these two things we might have thought it an…