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Letter from Rewi Alley in Peking, about 'peasant dredges in the Canton rivers' and other matters, and related document, 1961-06-27 - 1961-07-07

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/119/5/2

Scope and Contents

Other matters discussed include Alley's book on the Great Leap Forward in the hinterland; a proposed book on simple iron and steel furnaces. The related documents is a New China News Agency Bulletin report entitled 'Ancient Chinese irrigation project discovered' about 'a weir built with rice stalks and clayey soil two thousand years ago for irrigation..'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961-06-27 - 1961-07-07

Extent

2 sheet(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Alley, Rewi

Finding aid date

2005-10-11 09:01:58+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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