"Missiën van Scheut. Missions de Scheut. China ‘Kan-Sou’. 9 Lan-Tcheou: Omstreken Environs. Norias: om ‘t land te besproeïen. ̶ Pour irriguer les terres." Five bamboo water wheels for irrigation are shown at the edge of a river. Troughs for collecting the water are seen at the tops of the wheels. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: "Imp. de la Sté Belge de Phototypie, Etterbeek-Bruxelles." There is no handwriting on the back.
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