Cannon from old Chinese fort, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
HR01-076
Copyright
© Henry Rue
Notes
University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: HR01-076. The two cannons had been in the Chinese state's walled garrison in Kowloon. This enclave was later known as the Kowloon Walled City, a notorious lawless and densely populated area, demolished in 1993. See another view reproduced on page 19 of 'Crack in the Wall' by Jackie Pullinger (Hodder & Stoughton, 1989). The cannon survive. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City. The building in the background, seen in part on the left, is a Chinese court house. Public executions used to be held on the beach near the cannon. See HR01-041.
Caption in album or on mount
OLD CANNONS. KOWLOON CITY
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Location
Estimated Date
1910-1913
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
