The South Gate, Zhongshan Park (中山公园 / 中山公園), Beijing

The South Gate, Zhongshan Park (中山公园 / 中山公園), Beijing

Collection

Crellin, Thomas

Identifier

DC-s06

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: DC-s06. The stone lions (shishi 石獅) were moved to this site from a Daming Temple in Hebei Province in 1918. During the Cultural Revolution, park workers buried the lions underground to protect them and restored them to their original positions by this gate in 1971. See FD-s032.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1923-1927

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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