The Yung Ting Mên [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the city wall and the centre gate of the south wall of the Chinese city, with a stream in the foreground.
A gateway in the Chinese city [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking through the double-arched brick gateway: 'The Chinese city, which lies south of the Tartar city and is much less known to foreign visitors, has 10 gates. The double gate connected by a curved wall is here shown very clearly; and the timber doo...
Lama Temple [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the courtyard of one of the buildings of the Lama Temple: '...The fine building in this view contains a great wooden image of Maitreya, or Mi lei, who is the Buddha next to come into the world. It is seventy-five feet high and is said to be carved out ...
The Hall of Classics [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view: 'This is called the Kuo tzu Chien...and was a school or university of the nobility. The present beautiful building was erected by Ch'ien Lung, but after the ancient style of architecture. The main Hall is square, with double roof and yellow tiles, ...
Chieh T'ai Ssu — Western Hills. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from a terrace of the monastery, with a figure contemplating the view: 'The Chieh T'ai Ssu...or Altar of Abstinence is a richly endowed Buddhist monastery some 15 miles from Peking. It was a favourite resort of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung, and the view from its...
Marble bridge — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the bridge: 'This very graceful bridge of marble in the Wan Shou Shan Summer Palace passes from the mainland to a little island in the lake. It has seventeen arches, and dates from 1755.'