Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ru-s099. A seven-person, foot-powered, double wooden chain pump, being used to raise water from a waterway or pond, to flood a paddy field of rice. Also known as a keel waterwheel, dragon’s backbone, dragon spine, water ladder pump, water lift pump (龍骨水車).

Estimated Date

1930s

Tags

• food
• agriculture
• farming
• field
• irrigation
• rice
• water
• land
• Ruxton

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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