Pi Yün Ssu [Jade Cloud Temple, Western Hills]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the paved pathway leading to the steps and gateway into the Jade Cloud Temple in the Western Hills.
Evening in the streets [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View along a Beijing street, famed by wooden archways: 'Evening is shown by the long shadows and absence of glare. The two wooden and buttressed triple archways are purely decorative. The new style of metalled road is clearly shown, with the deep bricked d...
A street in old Peking. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography A busy street scene, looking towards the wooden, triple-arched gateway crossing the thoroughfare, with pedestrians, carts and other traffic on the roadway.
Approach to the Temple of Heaven [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'What is commonly called the Temple of Heaven (see No. LII) is the distant building with triple roof. The view is taken from the lowest terrace of the Altar of Heaven. Unhappily the picture shows the carelessness which this noble building suffers from — the brok...
Gateway at Chü Yung Kuan [Juyongguan]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Showing a camel caravan passing through the brick gateway at Juyongguan, north-west of Beijing: 'This is the town or village gate in the wall, closed at night for the protection of the residents. The decaying bricks of the arch are not held by a keystone, ...
The Ying T'ai — Terrace of the Ocean [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the courtyard of part of the range of buildings: 'This is an island, or rather the group of beautiful buildings on the island, in the 'Southern Sea' or Nan Hai, west of the Forbidden City. The islet is connected with the mainland by a drawbridge. Over ...
Coal Hill, looking towards the Winter Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Distant view looking towards the stupa in the Winter Palace from the Coal Hill: 'The Mei Shan...(Coal Hill) or Ching Shan...(Prospect Hill) is an artificial mound about 150 feet high, north of the Imperial Palace...Its greatest length is East and West and ...