Tientsin: area between Japanese Concession and Chinese section; wheelbarrow

Title : Tientsin: area between Japanese Concession and Chinese section; wheelbarrow

Topic : Virtual Tianjin

Location : Tianjin

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on print : Deviding line of Japanese concession and Chinese section, Tientsin. Beggars with one wheel cart, outside Tientsin.

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Gr01-073. Two images on one post card. Rather than being a beggar, the man has a tool and a basket on his back - he may have been collecting animal dung from the roadway, for use as manure or fertiliser in agriculture (see piles in background).

Keywords : Grove;shop;store;rickshaw;agriculture;barrow;compost;manure;farm