Given the enormous flotilla of ships in the distance I would guess this is Nanking or Wuhan (Hankow). The larger ship to the left has to be HIJMS Ataka (Japanese).

"Us landing for the football match at Changsha. That's me with the Yankee sailor's cap on." - If you look at this shot closely you'll notice it is very odd. The Falcon's crew appear to be dressed in costumes ranging from the Grim Reaper to Cleopatra. My Grandfather appears as a US sailor half way through the group. To get to Changsha, the Falcon had to leave the Yangtze (either at Wuhan or Sashi) and steam south through Tung Ting Lake. Changsha is located at the lake's southern end, on the Yuan River. The estimated sailing distance from Shanghai would be about 1,000 miles. HMS Sandpiper was specifically built to navigate these waters and spent almost her entire service at Changsha. I suspect that the match mentioned in the photograph's caption would have been played against the Sandpiper's crew .

A shot taken at Changsha after landing for the football match.

"Sunset at Changsha"

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