Bronze guardian lions (tongshi 銅獅) at the East Palace Gate (东宫门), New Summer Palace, Beijing
Collection
Identifier
Bo01-080
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo01-080. No caption in the album for this photograph. The East Palace Gate (东宫门Donggongmen), Haidan District, is the main entrance to the New Summer Palace. In this photograph, a small entrance way (hidden behind the nearest lion) is set into a plain wall. A man is standing beside the bronze female lion (with a lion cub under her paw) in the foreground. The male lion is in the background. On the right is a building for guards. Thomas Child took a similar photograph. The entrance gate was rebuilt in 1886, after these photographs were taken. Photograph by Charles Frederick Moore.
Location
Estimated Date
1870
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
