Buffalo winch, salt wells, Tzuliuching, Zidong
Collection
Identifier
YC-s30
Copyright
© 2020 Historical Photographs of China
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: YC-s30. Five to eight buffaloes were required for each winch, to raise bamboo tubes of brine in the salt well. Sometimes eight men took the place of each buffalo. In 1915, one thousand buffaloes died of plague at Tzuliuching.
Caption in album or on mount
Buffalo winch.
Location
Estimated Date
1915
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
University of Bristol Library, Special Collections
