Performance at Jiangxi Assembly Hall (会泽江西会馆), Huize County, Yunnan

Performance at Jiangxi Assembly Hall (会泽江西会馆), Huize County, Yunnan

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Co-s093. Jiang Xi (Jiangxi) Guild Hall (万寿宫or Wan Shou Gong Temple or Wanshou Temple), Huize, Yunnan Province. The Jiangxi guildhall or the 万寿宫 temple was probably built in the Qianlong period, but might be older. Its present structure probably mostly dates to the 1830s, when it was extended. The theatre stage is famous for the inscriptions on both sides of the stage, which read: 天地无私,贵贱皆为角色 (right);古今如梦,往来只换衣冠。(left). See Co-s094.

Caption on photograph

Chinese theatre at Tongchinan

Location

Huize

Estimated Date

1930s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph