Mei-shan (Coal Hill) within Imperial City, [looking] north to Drum and Bell Towers, Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View taken from Jing Shan Park (Coal Hill or Mei-shan) facing directly north, with the Drum Tower visible in the distance.
Curious Chinese architecture—typical gateway over a street in the Imperial City, Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View of ornamental archways located north of the Forbidden City before approaching the Jing Shan Park.
Li Hung Chang, China's greatest viceroy and diplomat photographed in his yaman, Tientsin, China, Sept. 27, 1900. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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Portrait of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Chinese statesman and moderniser.