View of Pei Chi Ko (北极阁), Nanjing (南京市)

View of Pei Chi Ko (北极阁), Nanjing (南京市)

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.

Location

Nanjing

Estimated Date

1913

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph