Historical Photographs of China

Farms and a grave yard, Feng wen shan, near Shanghai

Farms and a grave yard, Feng wen shan, near Shanghai

Collection

Dhoot, Helen

Identifier

HD-s17

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: HD-s17.  Farms and, in the foreground, a Chinese grave yard.  Feng wen shan (Feng-Wan-Shan; Feng wen hills), is between Tsing poo (Tsing-poo; Chingpoo; Ch'ing-p'u; now Qingpu) and the suburban Songjiang district of modern Shanghai, 20 miles west of old Shanghai.  See HD-s18 (which is a crop from HD-s17).

Caption in album or on mount

5 View at the Hills (Feng-wen-shan). Vicinity of Shanghai

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1868-1875

Dimensions

289mm x 210mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph