Likin (internal transit tax) offices on fire, near the railway station, Hankow
Collection
Identifier
WS01-060
Notes
University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: WS01-060. "Likin" refers to internal transit tax - a tax on goods moving within China. According to the caption, the tax office was set on fire by "Imperialists", i.e. by, or on behalf of, the Qing army.