Rickshaws crossing Qianmen Street (Qian Men Da Jie 前门大街), Beijing

Rickshaws crossing Qianmen Street (Qian Men Da Jie 前门大街), Beijing

Collection

Rosholt, Malcolm

Identifier

Ro-n1194

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ro-n1194. Qianmen Street was (and still is) one of the city’s main shopping streets. In the background is Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门), a gate situated on the central north–south axis, south of Tiananmen Square, and formerly named Lizhengmen (丽正门), which guarded the southern entry into the Inner City.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1928

Photographer

Rosholt, Malcolm

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

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