West Yellow Temple (Xihuang Temple 西黄寺), Beijing

Detail of part of the carving in marble at the base of the stupa at West Yellow Temple (Xihuang Temple, 西黄寺), Beijing

Concrete road leading to Summer Palace (万寿山 Wanshoushan), Beijing

Zhengyangmen (正阳门) / Qianmen (前门) outer gate, and city wall, Beijing

Snuff shop and clockmakers, Beijing

The British Legation, Beijing

Entrance to the summer residence of the Russian Minister, near Beijing

Rustic bridge near Lingguang Temple (灵光寺), Western Hills, near Beijing

Bronze guardian lions (tongshi 銅獅) at the East Palace Gate (东宫门), New Summer Palace, Beijing

Gongshi, shishi and a pailou, at the foot of Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Marble pond and bridge, Longevity Hill (万寿山 Wanshoushan), New Summer Palace, Beijing

View from Wanshoushan (万寿山), Beijing

Ruins of Zhijing Pavilion (Zhijingge), on an island in West Lake, Beijing

Group at Tomb of the Princess, Beijing, 1900

Group at the Tomb of the Princess, Beijing, 1900

Man and pony

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

Courtyard and Zonghuamen, Peking

Pailou Fuwen on Legation Street, Peking, 1900

Camel train passing the British Legation, Peking, 1900

Entrance to British Legation, Peking

Entrance to Minister’s Residence, British Legation, Peking

A shop in the street running from the Meridian Gate (Wumen), Beijing

Temple of the Big Bell / Dazong Temple (大钟寺), Beijing

Temple of Five Pagodas (Wutasi), Peking suburbs, 1900

North aspect of the Temple of Heaven, Peking

North aspect of 'Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest', Temple of Heaven, Peking

'Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest', Temple of Heaven, Peking

Union Chapel, Peking, 1901

On a canal boat on the way to the Tomb of the Princess, Beijing

On a canal boat on the way to the Tomb of the Princess, Beijing

Group at the Observatory, Peking, 1900

At the Observatory, Peking, 1900

Group at the Observatory, Peking, 1900

Garden party at the residence of Sir Robert Hart, Beijing, 1900

Woman posing on a stone horse at the Tomb of the Princess, Peking

Riding in Peking, 1900

Group at the Observatory, Peking, 1900

Group at the 'Observatory', Peking, 1900

Stone figure of a general or military mandarin, Ming Tombs, Peking

Group at Tomb of the Princess, Beijing, 1900

Gateway at Juyongguan, Great Wall of China

View down the Long Corridor (长廊), from ‘Retaining the Goodness’ Pavilion (留佳 Liujia Pavilion), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Long Corridor (长廊), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Yung Ho Kung, a Lama Abbot, with censer, Yonghe Temple (雍和宮) ‘The Lama Temple’, Beijing

The Great Wall of China

A photograph of portrait sketches of foreigners by Bessie L'Evesque Pirkis, Beijing, 1877

Portrait sketches of foreigners by Bessie L'Evesque Pirkis, Beijing, 1877 (detail)

Portrait sketches of foreigners by Bessie L'Evesque Pirkis, Beijing, 1877 (detail)

Portrait sketches of foreigners by Bessie L'Evesque Pirkis, Beijing, 1877 (detail)

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

Senior staff including Guy Hillier, HSBC bank, Beijing

Rapprochement Anglo-Belge - Florence Harding, Alan Tuson and Maurice Scott

Guy Hillier's car, with bullet holes sustained during the Manchu restoration attempt, Beijing

Guy Hillier's car, with bullet holes sustained during the Manchu restoration attempt, Beijing

The American Marine Band at the British Legation, Armistice Day 1918

American Marine Band leaving the British Legation, Beijing, Armistice Day 1918

Allied diplomats at the British Legation, Beijing, on Armistice Day 1918

Allied diplomats at the British Legation, Beijing, on Armistice Day 1918

Allied troops on British Legation lawn, Beijing