Demolishing the wall of the Imperial City and carting away the bricks, Beijing

Demolishing the wall of the Imperial City and carting away the bricks, Beijing

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: FD-s009. The original photograph is a tad blurry. The wall of the Imperial City was around the Forbidden City. See FD-s011.

Caption on photograph

Photo 6. / Men & soldiers demolishing Wall of Imperial City, & carting away the Ming bricks for sale / (P.9)

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1915

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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