As you can see, on this postcard is written only "Scenery of Water Regions". As I suspected from the beginning, Water Regions isn't a particular region of China, but a generic term that refers to the areas located near waters (in this case, in eastern China). Of course that the specific conditions of these areas have imposed a certain way of life, with all that it involves, from diet and clothing, to prevailing trades, traditions and, why not, beliefs. The man in the picture is a fisherman, and the two fish traps hanging from the stick backed by his shoulders confirm this without any doubt.
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