Historical Photographs of China

Luoyang Bridge (洛阳桥), Quanzhou, Fujian - at high tide

Luoyang Bridge (洛阳桥), Quanzhou, Fujian - at high tide

Collection

Maxwell Family

Identifier

Mx04-083

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx04-083. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/2/3 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). Luoyang Bridge (also known as Wan'an Bridge and the Bridge of 10,000 Times Peace) crosses the Luoyang River, at Quanzhou (Chinchew), Fujian. The characters on the print are: 宋蔡忠惠公督造洛阳桥 (which means roughly: Luoyang Bridge - the construction of this bridge was supervised by Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty). See DH-s023 (the bay and bridge at low tide).

Caption in album or on mount

Causeway between Chinchew and Huian

Location

Quanzhou

Estimated Date

1910

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham