Ruins of Zhijing Pavilion, on an island in West Lake, Beijing
Collection
Identifier
Bo01-086
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo01-086. No caption in the album for this photo. The pavilion was known as The Tortoise Temple. This photograph shows the pavilion after it had been damaged by bombardment by Anglo-French forces in 1860. Surviving structures were taken down and building materials were removed from the island during the reconstruction of Wanshoushan on Longevity Hill in the 1880s. Photograph by Charles Frederick Moore.
Location
Estimated Date
1870
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
