People fishing at Huxinting ('Willow Pattern Tea House'), Shanghai

People fishing at Huxinting ('Willow Pattern Tea House'), Shanghai

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: GJ01-062. There are at least three people fishing. One person, on the right, is gathering shellfish in the area around a bridge support. The man on a raft, in the middle, is probably gathering mussels cultured on the raft in front of him. A man holding a long pole is standing beside the stone bridge to the left of the tea house.

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1905-1911

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph