“Missiën van Scheut. Missions de Scheut. China ‘Kan-Sou’. 10. Lan-Tcheou. Noria on ‘t land te besproeïen. Noria pour irriguer les terres.” A large waterwheel used for irrigation is shown at the edge of a river. Water porters with buckets are depicted heading to the water and at the shore. A walled city is seen by the river in the distance. 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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