长江上游运盐船中的打结技艺

The Art of Knotting in Salt Junks of Upper Yangtze River

Notes on the Crooked-bow and Crooked-stern Junks of Szechwan(《四川歪头船和歪屁股船的笔记》或《四川的运盐船》),属于中国旧海关内部出版物,为中国海关副巡江事务长英国人G.R.G.Worcester(一般译作夏士德,1890~1969年)所著,由中国海关总税务司统计科于1941年印行。现哈佛燕京图书馆有藏。主要内容是作者在四川及长江沿线的实地考察时,记录的自流井地区的盐井、运盐船、运盐线路以及乌江的歪屁股运盐船。本文内容为节译,标题为译者所拟,并附有长江上游运盐船的"船型说明"。

Notes on the Crooked-bow and Crooked-stern Junks of Szechwan,named 四川歪头船和歪屁股船的笔记or四川的运盐船in Chinese.This book belonging to publication of Chinese Maritime Customs was published by inspector general of customs in 1941 and collected in Harvard-Yenching Institute Library.The author,G.R.G.Worcester(1890~1969),named夏士德in Chinese,was assistant river inspector in Chinese Maritime Customs.The book is about field investigation of author in Szechwan and upper Yangtze river.The content refers to salt wells of Tzeliutsing(自流井),crooked-bow junks,routes of salt transportation,crooked-stern junks,art of knotting and so on.This paper on art of knotting translated from the book.Notes on ship models are attached at the end of the paper.