Irrawaddy at Sagaing

The muddy water at Sagaing.

It passes pagodas, monasteries and villages with palms and trees at intervals. As the ship float by little children dance and clap their hands and mimic the chant of the leads-man as he calls the deeps of the channel.

The more curious of the village folk come out of their houses to look at the passing show and make remarks about the tourists on the steamer. Rice-boats are moored on the Mandalay side and rafts are slowly moving almost invisible because of the weight.

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