The South Gate, Zhongshan Park (中山公园 / 中山公園), Beijing
Collection
Identifier
DC-s06
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: DC-s06. The stone lions (shishi 石獅) were moved to this site from a Daming Temple in Hebei Province in 1918. During the Cultural Revolution, park workers buried the lions underground to protect them and restored them to their original positions by this gate in 1971. See FD-s032.
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Location
Estimated Date
1923-1927
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
