A pailou, South Street, Weihaiwei, c.1901
Collection
Identifier
Ru01-034
Copyright
© 2008 Penelope Fowler
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ru01-034. On the tablet there were four Chinese characters "K'u chieh t'ian pao (苦节天褒)" memorialising a Chinese officer's aunt, who had brought him up. The Chinese officer's name was T'ao I (陶易). These four Chinese characters were written by the Qianlong( 乾隆) emperor. South Street, Weihaiwei (Weihai).
Caption in album or on mount
A P’ai lou. Wei-hai-wei City
Location
Estimated Date
1901
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
