Elephants with lucky stones, Spirit Way (南京), Xiao Ling Mausoleum (孝陵), near Nanjing (南京市)

Elephants with lucky stones, Spirit Way (南京), Xiao Ling Mausoleum (孝陵), near Nanjing (南京市)

Collection

Hutchinson Family

Identifier

Hn02-263

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Hn02-263. It is said that if you toss a stone on to the elephant's back - and it stays there - you will have long life, good luck, and a large family. The young man is unidentified, perhaps the same man in Hn02-231. See JC-s112, OH03-020 and Pe01-059.

Location

Nanjing

Estimated Date

1920

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph