Ruins of Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门 and part of Qianmen Boulevard, Beijing

Ruins of Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门 and part of Qianmen Boulevard, Beijing

Collection

Bayley, Arthur

Identifier

AB01-10

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: AB01-10. This is the gate tower of the central south gate (Qianmen; Ch'ien Mên; Zhengyangmen) of the Inner City (Tartar) wall. Formerly named Lizhengmen (丽正门), the gate was extensively damaged during the Boxer Uprising. See NA06-12.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1900

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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