The green pagoda (香山琉璃塔) of Grand Zongjing Monastery, Fragrant Hills Park, Western Hills, near Beijing

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

Dragon King Temple, Heilongtan, Peking

Pagoda of Buddhist Incense (佛香閣), Sea of Wisdom Temple (智慧海) and Kunming Lake (昆明湖), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Group near the Temple of Heaven, Peking

Biyun Temple (Biyun Si 碧雲寺 Temple of Azure Clouds), Western Hills, Beijing

Yu feng ta (right) and Hua zang hai ta (left) on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Yu feng ta (left) and Hua zang hai ta (right) on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Detail of Hua zang hai ta on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Visitors on ponies, near Peking

Visitors on a hillside road near Peking

Censer at a temple, near Peking

Group at the Temple of Heaven, Peking

Budai (God of Contentment or Happiness), Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing

Statue of Buddha, with ritual objects, Peking

A group resting on a grassy hillside, near Peking

Temple of Five Pagodas (五塔寺 Wutasi), Peking suburbs

A group near the Temple of Heaven, Peking

The Hall of Gentle Ripples (Yilantang) and the White Dagoba, Peking

A group in a courtyard, Peking

'The Beggars' Bridge', viewed from Zhengyangmen (正阳门) / Qianmen (前门), Beijing

A stone horse at the Tomb of the Princess (Gongzhufen 公主坟), Beijing

Yingxun Pavilion (中迎薰亭), Yingtai Island (瀛台), Zhongnanhai (中南海), Beijing

Wang zhu on Shen Dao leading to the Ming Tombs, Peking

Pailou at the Ming tombs, near Peking

Camels and elephants on Shen Dao, leading to the Ming Tombs, Peking

Brian Boyd Cooper playing in a garden, Peking

William Boyd Cooper and another man, Peking

A painting, with other decorative items on a side table, Peking

Wanshan Bridge, Shijingshan District, Beijing (万善桥 北京)

William Boyd Cooper in a small waterfall, near Peking

William Boyd Cooper and others, swimming in a stream, near Peking

Dongbianmen (东便门), known as ‘Fox Tower’, the southeast corner block house (guard tower), Beijing, after damage sustained during the Boxer Uprising

The Glazed Archway of Guozijian (国子监), Peking

A group, with children on donkeys, near Peking

A group on a bridge, near Peking

Marble pailou at the Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing

Building complex in hills near Peking

Child with an amah under a bridge, near Peking

The Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing

An inner city corner guard tower, Peking

A new shop opening for business, Peking

Manchu women outside a mat shed, Peking

The White Stupa at the Miaoying Temple, Peking

A Manchu woman with a toddler, by a market, Peking

Zhengyangmen (正阳门) / Qianmen (前门), Beijing

Pailou in Dongsi pailou dajie, Peking

A bungalow near Peking

A party touring on donkeys near Peking

A valley in mountains in north China

Brian Boyd Cooper on a donkey, with an amah, near Peking

Boyd Cooper family members at a railway station

A river and tributary, viewed from a mountain, near Qinhuangdao

A beacon tower on the Great Wall of China

Buddhist shrine in Hsuanyang Cave, near Qinhuangdao (Shanhaikuan)

Soldiers with stack arms and kit in a row, beside a railway track

Image of Buddha carved in a rock

Buddhist shrine in Hsuanyang Cave, near Qinhuangdao (Shanhaikuan), with graffiti

Carvings in rocks - a figure with a stringed instrument

A river and tributary, viewed from a mountain, near Qinhuangdao