Tanka, Gypsies of the China Sea article 1961 - page 1

Mon, 01/27/2025 - 09:11

An interesting article (over 5 pages) from the Catholic Digest, October 1961

 

Page 1 includes:

 

An ancient race of seamen preserves its values by shunning life on land

 

Fishing junks, manned by the best seamen of the Far East, the Tanka.

 

Men, women and children were moving with effortless precision to perform duties as old as the sea.

 

The master, grandfather or father, stood immobile, a figure of Oriental assurance, with his hands on the relic helm.

 

Their junks arrogantly pushed their way through crowds of sampans.

 

The Catholic Digest 1961-10: Vol 25 Iss 12 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

Date picture taken
1961
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