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Thomas Child Jade Belt Bridge 1870's

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China 1870-1889, Photography by Thomas Child

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Thomas Child No. 85. Peking Streets, c 1870s

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Thomas Child No. 16. Bridge. 1870s

The Jade Belt Bridge, or Moon Bridge, located on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing on the western shore of Kunming Lake.

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Thomas Child No. 182. Bride and Bridegroom, c. 1870s Courtesy the Stephan Loewentheil Historical Photography of China Collection

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© Thomas Child, ca. 1870s, Jade Belt Bridge, Beijing

This is an early photograph of Jade Belt Bridge, or Moon Bridge, located on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing on the western shore of Kunming Lake. The elegant high arch bridge is a traditional Chinese design. The arch was constructed high enough to allow passage of the Emperor's dragon boat. On special occasions the Emperor and Empress travelled on Kunming Lake passing under this bridge.

Find more photos from the 1870s here.

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“No. 49. Observatory, Bronze Astronomical Instrument” (1870s)

Thomas Child

(via Hyperallergic)