Stone elephant guarding the the road to Tombs of the Ming Emperors, Nanjing

Stone elephant guarding the the road to Tombs of the Ming Emperors, Nanjing

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ay01-105

Caption in album or on mount

On the way to the Ming Tombs. Any woman who wants a baby must throw a stone on to the elephant's back.

Caption on photograph

On the way to the Ming Tombs. Any woman who wants a baby must throw a stone on to the elephant's back.

Location

Nanjing

Estimated Date

November, 1929

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