Beijing Collection (page 8)

China - Andingmen
Andingmen (Gate of Peace and Stability) - a gate in the former city wall of Beijing, China. It is currently a transportation node in northern urban Beijing

Entrance to Forbidden City, Beijing, China
The main entrance to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Museum, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
Front view of the National Museum of the Great Revolution in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
The Tiantan Temple (Temple of Heaven), Beijing, Chinas largest temple. Construction began in 1420, with extensive renovations during the 18th and 19th centuries

Chilean Ambassadors car - Beijing, China

Foreign houses - Beijing, China
Foreign style house in Beijing, China. A camel caravan passes by

City Walls - Beijing, China
The walls of the old city - Beijing, China - built around 1435 - now mostly dismantled

Outer City Wall - Beijing, China
The Outer City Wall of Beijing, China, with a carmel caravan train heading off across the Gobi Desert from the Chinese Capital

Close to Station (Railway) Beijing, China
An interesting card, entitled: Close to Railway Station Beijing, China

Beijing, China - street scene

Beijing, China - street vendors

Gan Kin Foo
We have not been able to identify this place with a modern location, but it is probably in the vicinity of Beijing

Beijing Entrance
The Western Gates of Beijing leave travelers in no doubt that they are entering a mighty city. Note various forms of transport by river and road

Beijing Palace
A View in the Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Pekin, with various boats in the foreground

Beijing 17th Century
Distant view of the city, which has changed somewhat since this picture was made

China / Kuchin
We have not been able to identify this town but we know it was located in the neighbourhood of Peking (now Beijing)

China / See Lang Shan
We have not been able to identify this place with a modern location, but it is probably in the vicinity of Beijing

China Macartney Embas
The first British embassy to China, headed by George, earl Macartney, is greeted at (presumably) Beijing (Peking as was) by a military parade

View of Beijing / Peking
General view of the city, with travelers approaching on a country road

Peking Palace
Dutch embassy received at the Imperial Palace at Peking (now Beijing)

End of Ming Dynasty
When the rebels of Li Tzu- ch eng invade Peking (Beijing) emperor CHUANG-LIEH-TI (or Ssu Tsung or Huai Tsung or I Tsung) hangs himself, ending the rule of the Ming dynasty

China / Beijing Tien-Men
TIEN-MEN AVENUE

Peking Summer Palace
The Summer Palace at Peking (Beijing), photographed from the lake

Peking from Nieuhof
A view of the city which includes the surrounding countryside. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original

China / Beijing 1860
Bird s-eye view of the walled Forbidden City, containing the palace and other government buildings

Beijing 2 (Liebig)
Pedestrians and carts fill the streets beneath the triumphal arch erected between the Chinese and Tartar districts of the city

China / Beijing Street
A street in the CHINESE CITY (the outer city)

China / Beijing City Wall
The CITY WALL and the outer suburbs

China / Beijing Palace
The IMPERIAL PALACE

China / Beijing Pei-Hai
The PEI-HAI or Northern Lake

French forces, Second Opium War, Peking
French forces occupy the Summer Palace in Peking during the Second Opium War

Emperor Tao-Kuang reviewing forces, Peking
Emperor Tao-Kuang reviews his armed forces in Peking

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