Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔 Thunder Peak Pagoda), West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)
Collection
Identifier
Ar01-011
Copyright
© 2007 Adam Scott Armstrong
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ar01-011. The caption in the album: 雷峰夕照 Leifeng xizhao = ‘Leifeng Pagoda in the sunset’. The pagoda was built in 975 during the Northern Song dynasty and rebuilt in later periods. It collapsed in 1924 shortly after the entry of Sun Chuan Fang's troops into Hangchow. The pagoda was reconstructed in 2002.
Caption in album or on mount
雷峰夕照
Location
Estimated Date
1908-1910
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
