'Pavilions in the Heart of the Water', at the Imperial mountain resort, Chengde

'Pavilions in the Heart of the Water', at the Imperial mountain resort, Chengde

Collection

Richard Family

Identifier

FD-s304

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: FD-s304. Pavilions in the Heart of the Water or Water Centre Bower (Shui Xin Xie), at the 'Mountain Hamlet for the Escape from the Summer Heat' (Imperial Summer Resort), Chengde. In the hills in the background is an unusual pestle-shaped rock, the Sledgehammer Peak (磬锤峰).

Location

Chengde

Estimated Date

1900-1910

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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