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: 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...
The Sentinel of the South. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the pagoda standing on the spur of a hill 800 feet above the Yangtze: ‘Situated to the south of the city of Wan-hsien, it guards the city and the river against the malign influence of the ‘demons of the South.’’
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.