Ruins at Suzhou Market Street (苏州街; Suzhoujie), Yiheyuan, Summer Palace, Beijing, including the triple-arched bridge
Collection
Identifier
Bo01-084
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo01-084. Suzhou Market Street (royal shopping street) was built around Back Lake, Longevity Hill, Yiheyuan (‘New Summer Palace’), replicating the riverside and canal side shops in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Suzhou Market Street was burnt down in 1860 by the Anglo-French allied force and rebuilt in the 1980s. There was a similar trading street (Sravati) at Yuanmingyuan (‘Old Summer Palace’). Photograph by Charles Frederick Moore. See Hv09-197, Hv09-200, Hv09-201, JS04-095 and Ph01-168.
Location
Estimated Date
1870
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph