The central (pontoon) part of the Guangji Bridge (广济桥 or 廣濟橋), Chaozhou (潮州)

The central (pontoon) part of the Guangji Bridge (广济桥 or 廣濟橋), Chaozhou (潮州)

Collection

Maxwell Family

Identifier

Mx01-142

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx01-142. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/2/4 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). The location captioning ("Ningpo") in the album is incorrect. The Guangji Bridge (廣濟橋), also known as Xiangzi Bridge (湘子橋), straddles the Han River (韓江), in Chaozhou (潮州,Chaochowfu, Teochew), near Shantou (Swatow).

Caption in album or on mount

Bridge of boats. Ningpo.

Location

Chaozhou

Estimated Date

1870-1900

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham