Ruins of Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门 and part of Qianmen Boulevard, Beijing

Collection
Identifier
AB01-10
Copyright
© 2014 E. Tarrant
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: AB01-10. This is the gate tower of the central south gate (Qianmen; Ch'ien Mên; Zhengyangmen) of the Inner City (Tartar) wall. Formerly named Lizhengmen (丽正门), the gate was extensively damaged during the Boxer Uprising. See NA06-12.