Gongshi, shishi and a pailou, at the foot of Wanshou Shan (Longevity Hill), Summer Palace, Beijing

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Bo01-081

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University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo01-081. Photograph by Charles Frederick Moore. This view, near to Yunhui Yuyu pailou, is at the foot of Wanshou Shan (Longevity Hill). A child is resting or asleep near the guardian lions (shishi 石獅). On the left is the Paiyun Dian (Hall of Dispelling Clouds) entrance to Dabaoen Yanshou Temple (延寿寺前牌楼) and the Old Summer Palace. On the right is a pailou. There are several gongshi (ornamental rocks) on stone pedestals. See GJ02-58, Hv09-017, Hv09-020, Mx04-134 and Ph04-107.