Figures on the roof of the Summer Palace of the Empress Dowager, Peiping (Beijing), China
Detail of part of the roof of the Summer Palace of the Empress Dowager showing carved stone figures created to represent characters of a Chinese folktale, Legend of Little Wong. During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager ruled from the time of her husband's death in 1861 to her own death in 1908.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_16994
NYSA_A3045-78_16994
Date Original
June 1934
June 1934
Contributor
De Cou, B.M. (Photographer)
De Cou, B.M. (Photographer)
Language
English
English
Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides. A3045-78, Neg. No. 16994.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides. A3045-78, Neg. No. 16994.
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