Gatehouse, Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门), Beijing
Collection
Identifier
JW-s24
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JW-s24. This image is on a cigarette card ('Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes') made of photographic paper. Cigarette cards were supplied free in a packet of cigarettes. Situated on the central north–south axis, south of Tiananmen Square, and formerly named Lizhengmen (丽正门), this gate guarded the southern entry into the Inner City (Tartar City). See Ca01-104, Hv39-08, NA05-16 and WC01-165.
Caption on photograph
The Great Gate of Pekin
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Location
Estimated Date
1901
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
