Ruins of Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门), Beijing, after the Boxer Uprising

Ruins of Zhengyangmen (Qianmen 前门), Beijing, after the Boxer Uprising

Identifier

NA06-12

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: NA06-12. From an album (WO 28/302. China. Boxer Rebellion) in The National Archives. Crown copyright image reproduced by permission of The National Archives, London, England. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of the information provided. This image may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to The National Archives Image Library, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, UK. Telephone: 020 8392 5225. Fax: 020 8392 5266. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. No caption for this photograph in the album. Situated on the central north–south axis, south of Tiananmen Square, and formerly named Lizhengmen (丽正门), this gate guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Photograph by the Photo Section of the British Corps of Royal Engineers. See AB01-10.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1901

Photographer

Royal Engineers

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

The National Archives, London