Hung-Shih-Tzu. (Red Rock.). Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Landscape Photography Green-toned photogravure. View across the river, towards hill and cloud-covered peaks beyond, with junks under sail on the water.
A safe anchorage on the River Yao-Cha-Ho. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Landscape Photography Green-toned photogravure. View along the river towards cloud-covered mountains, with junks moored at the water’s edge in the foreground.
Genre: Landscape Photography Green-toned photogravure. View looking down onto two junks negotiating the ‘Glorious Dragon Rapid.’ ‘The view is taken from an immense pile of rocks — comprising the major part of the landslip [which created the rapid in 1896] — 80 feet above zero level.’
Hung-Chuan. (‘Red Boats’ — the life-boats of the Yangtze). Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Landscape Photography Hand-coloured photogravure. View of two lifeboat junks with striped sails on the river, with cliffs to the right: ‘The life-boat service of the upper river was organised in the Ch’ing dynasty … Since the inauguration of the Republic, the continual internecine strife...
Genre: Landscape Photography View from the river looking towards cliffs, with a temple pagoda at the summit, with junks moored at the water’s edge in the foreground.