Distant view of Kunming Lake (昆明湖) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing
Collection
Identifier
Mx04-052
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx04-052. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/2/3 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). View of the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), Longevity Hill (Wanshou Shan), Kunming Lake and Nanhu Island (南湖島), Beijing (Peking). Photograph taken from 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, Hv09-180 and WC01-121.
Caption in album or on mount
The summer palace from the Jade Fountain.
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Location
Estimated Date
1900s
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham
