The Lung-hwa-ta or 'Pagoda of the Dragon's Glory.' Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the 'Lung-hwa-ta, or 'Pagoda of the Dragon's Glory,' to the east of the village of Shi-ka-wei, on the banks of the Hwang-pu. This pagoda is one of the most ancient structures in the province, and the temple to which it belongs is a favourite nati...
Golden Island, River Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Landscape Photography Oval image. View looking across a stretch of open land on the riverbank, towards the monastery buildings and the Cishou Pagoda on Jin shan or Golden Island: 'Kin-Shan, or Golden Island, has attractions of its own no less remarkable than those of its sister islet bel...
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography General view, looking towards the city walls, 'from a hill outside the southern gate. The wall, it will be perceived, is of great height here, in some places seventy feet, and thirty feet at its base. Very prominent among the groups of buildings seen above...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards the Huang he lou or Yellow Crane Pavilion, partly obscured by the wall in the foreground: 'As to the tower, it was built originally in the early half of the sixth century, when the Chin dynasty was on the throne ... The tower was dem...
Entrance to the Kwo-tsze-keen, or National University, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View, framed by a stone archway in the foreground, looking across the court towards the Pi-yung-kung, or Hall of the Classics.
An inner court in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the courtyard towards part of the house belonging to Mr Yang (see also prints 12-13), with plants and a small bridge in the foreground.
The Bell Tower, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view: 'The Bell Tower of the illustration ... is situated about a quarter of a mile beyond the Hou-men, or north gate of the capital, and contains one of the five great bells cast when Yung-lo of the Ming dynasty occupied the imperial throne...'