Historical Photographs of China

The Temple of Confucius at Zhenhai (镇海)

The Temple of Confucius at Zhenhai (镇海)

Collection

Bowra, Edward

Identifier

Bo02-068

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-068. The Confucius Temple in Chinhai (Zhenhai) (镇海). The three Chinese characters on the building are: 镇海学. The hill behind, on the right, is Zhaobai Mountain (招宝山). The Weiyuan Citadel (威远城) and Baotuo Temple (宝陀禅寺) are on the top of this hill – see Bo02-056, Bo02-064 and Bo02-098.

Caption in album or on mount

64. Temple of Confucius at Chinhai.

Location

Zhenhai

Estimated Date

1870

Photographer

Watson, Major J.C.

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph