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An Annamese industry: water wheels for irrigation

Amis du Vieux Hué, Bulletin13 • Published In 1926 • Pages: 97-232

By: Guilleminet, P., Messner, Charles A..

Abstract
P. Guilleminet, a civil servant administrator in Annam, presents a study of the norias or water wheels used for irrigation in Quang-Ngai. He has made use of ancient Annamese texts to trace their origin and history in this province where they are of such importance that particular ceremonies are associated with them and they are governed by a special code of regulations. The economic value of the noria as an irrigation machine and as a form of industrial enterprise is discussed in detail.
Subjects
Topography and geology
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural goals
Tillage
Water supply
Carpentry
Water power
Weight-moving machinery
Real property
Individual enterprise
Auxiliary highway services
Navigation
Government regulation
Preventive medicine
Prayers and sacrifices
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
Childhood activities
culture
Vietnamese
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Government Official
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Helen Duker ; 1952; Teferi A. Adem ; 2006
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
1895-1926
Coverage Place
central Vietnam
Notes
[by] P. Guilleminet
Translation of: [Une industrie annamite : les norias du Quang-Ngai]
This document consists of excerpts
Translated from the French for the HRAF files by Charles Messner ca. 1952
Omitted from Files: Appendices 2, 3, and 4
LCSH
Vietnamese