Français : Les lauréats ("Cử Nhân") de l'examen triennial "Hương" faisant le kowtow pour payer respect, à la résidence de France à Nam-Dinh (Tonkin). Sur le perron : le gouverneur général Paul Doumer (en chapeau mou, de feutre noir), Nguyễn Trọng Hợp, Cao Xuân Dục (debout à gauche des dignitaires, contre le pilier). Photographie d'André Salles. English: Laureates ("Cử Nhân") of the "Hương" triennial examkowtowing to pay tribute, at the Residence of France in Nam Dinh (Tonkin). On the porch: General Governor Paul Doumer (with the black fedora), Nguyễn Trọng Hợp, Cao Xuân Dục (standing left among the dignitaries, in front of a pillar). Photo by André Salles.
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