Car formerly used by the Empress Dowager, Peking

Car formerly used by the Empress Dowager, Peking

Collection

Kelsey Family

Identifier

SB-s25

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: SB-s25. Photograph taken at the Summer Palace, Peking (Beijing). The car was a present given to the Empress Dowager Cixi by Yuan Shikai - and is said to have been the first car in China. The vehicle, now restored, is still at the Summer Palace. See Mo04-091.

Caption in album or on mount

Car used by the Empress Dowager

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1930s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph