Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔 Thunder Peak Pagoda), West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔 Thunder Peak Pagoda), West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Collection

Armstrong, William

Identifier

Ar01-003

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ar01-003. The caption in the album: 南屏晚鐘 Nanping wan zhong = ‘Nanping evening bell’. Often referred to as ‘Evening bell ringing in Nanping Hill’. This pagoda collapsed in 1924, shortly after entry of Sun Chuan Fang's troops into Hangchow. Now rebuilt. See http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/features.php?searchterm=028_tope.inc&issue=028.

Caption in album or on mount

南屏晚鐘

Location

Hangzhou

Estimated Date

1908-1910

Photographer

Erwo Xuan

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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