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Letter from Rewi Alley in Peking about a 'Ming dynasty engineering feet at Sandan' and related document, 1954-04-16

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/119/6/1

Scope and Contents

The letter describes 'a local effort which brought the water from Chinghai through the passes of the Chi Lien Mountains (Nan Shan) and watered a great area of West Kansu countryside. The related dcoument is the story about the project copied from 'an old tablet'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1954-04-16

Extent

3 sheet(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Alley, Rewi

Finding aid date

2005-10-11 10:04:59+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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