View of Pei Chi Ko (北极阁) in snow, Nanjing (南京市)
Collection
Identifier
OH03-006
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH03-006. See OH03-061 (similar view). The 'Pei Chi Ko' hill (pinyin: Beijige; Chinese: 北极阁) or the 'North Pole Pavilion' is located inside the city walls. It has long been a site for observatories. During the Nanjing decade, the Nationalist government set up a meteorological research institute on this hill.
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Location
Estimated Date
1913
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
