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1910s photos along the tram line

Submitted by David on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 11:00

We'll take a tram ride from west to east, looking out at 1910s Hong Kong as we go.

A couple of things to watch for. First, notice how the trams change shape. They start the decade with just a single deck, then later add an open upper deck, and finally acquire a canvas roof. This view catches the first transition from single- to double-deck:

Gwulo in 2018

Submitted by David on Sun, 01/07/2018 - 12:00

Time for the annual round-up of the last year, and a look at the plans for the year ahead.

 

2017 in numbers

Vroom! 

The number of people reading Gwulo grew significantly over the last year.

Here are the website figures first, with the number of people visiting the website rising 29% from 148,000 to 191,000:

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