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Mission de Sien-hsien (Tche-li S.E.). I, Missionnaire au milieu de ses Chretiens


Postcard of a black and white photograph of a priest surrounded by a group of Chinese male Catholic believers. The Chinese men and boys wore the queue hairstyle, indicating that time was the Qing dynasty. The caption of the postcard reads in French language: Mission de Sien-hsien (Tche-li S.E.). Sien-hsien refers to Xian Xian (獻縣) in then Southeast Zhili (直隸) (i.e. nowadays Hebei Province)

Author / Creator Unknown
Format 1 postcard : black and white ; 9 x 14 cm
Publisher [publisher not identified]
Year [1920?]
Language German
HKBU Library collection Chinese Missionary Art Collection
Work type Postcard
Keyword(s) Christians Priests
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Cite this image as: "Mission de Sien-hsien (Tche-li S.E.). I, Missionnaire au milieu de ses Chretiens", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 21/01/2525, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/266-pd101.

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