View of Pei Chi Ko (北极阁), Nanjing (南京市)
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Collection
Identifier
OH03-061
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH03-061.The hill 'Pei Chi Ko' (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. See OH03-006.