Distant view of Kunming Lake (昆明湖) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Distant view of Kunming Lake (昆明湖) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Collection

Morrison, Hedda

Identifier

Hv09-180

Notes

Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv09. Summer Palace, Jade Fountain, hills temples album. Part 2. View from the west. Access to original photographs, negatives, and albums in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection is restricted. Photographs in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright various dates, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Digital images made from photographs in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright 2000, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. Photograph taken from Jade Peak Pagoda (玉峰塔) on Jade Spring Hill, from whence the continual flow of water irrigated an area of rice paddy fields, which are rare in north China. See Ed01-042, Mx04-052 and WC01-121.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1933-1946

Photographer

Morrison, Hedda

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Harvard-Yenching Library, USA

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