FLOATING BROTHELS AND THE CANTON FLOWER BOATS (1750 ─ 1930)水上妓院和廣東 “花船” (1750 ─ 1930)

The article investigates the historiography and social functioning of "floating brothels" in the Pearl River Delta between 1750 and 1930, contrasting two key contexts: the vessels of Whampoa, known to foreigners as "lob lob boats," and the "flower boats" (or barcos floridos) of Canton. The main thes...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: Paul A. Van Dyke
Format: Articles
Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau January 2011
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40037/3286