A man beside a grave in an old tree, at Grove Hill (細林山), near Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
VH01-037
Copyright
© Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH01-037. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L03826-013a. The tree has grown around the old grave, collapsing its arch. Grove Hill or 細林山 (Xi lin shan; Si-lin shán) [Xilin mountain/hill]. Literally the thin/slender forest mountain. Now in Chenshan, Shenshan Town (佘山镇), Songjiang District, Shanghai. See VH02-098, VH02-099 and VH02-169.
Location
Estimated Date
1850s
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath