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PH1986:0901:026:001-002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
PH1986:0901:026:001-002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
Panorama showing part of the walls and moat of the Inner City, with the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) in the background, and part of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:026:001-002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
Panorama showing part of the walls and moat of the Inner City, with the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) in the background, and part of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:026:001-002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
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architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
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Reference number:
PH1986:0901:026:001
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
PH1986:0901:026:001
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
Partial view of the walls and moat of the Inner City, with the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) in the background, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:026:001
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
Partial view of the walls and moat of the Inner City, with the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) in the background, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:026:001
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
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Reference number:
PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
Partial view of the moat of the Inner City and part of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
Partial view of the moat of the Inner City and part of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
Reference number:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
View of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
View of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
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Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
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PH1986:0901:028:001
PH1986:0901:028:001
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
View of the east wall and Dongzhi Gate of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:028:001
View of the east wall and Dongzhi Gate of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:028:001
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
Title:
View of the northeast corner watchtower and walls of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
View of the northeast corner watchtower and walls of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
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Reference number:
PH1986:0901:028:002
PH1986:0901:028:002
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
View of the northeast corner watchtower and walls of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:028:002
View of the northeast corner watchtower and walls of the Inner City, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:028:002
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Form:
photographs
photographs
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PH1986:0901:030
Description:
- At the time the photo was taken, the North Lake [Beihai] had been drained (Harris, p. 148).
PH1986:0901:030
Description:
- At the time the photo was taken, the North Lake [Beihai] had been drained (Harris, p. 148).
People:
Subject:
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
Date:
29 October 1860
29 October 1860
Title:
Partial view of Jade Flowery Island [Qionghua Dao] (also known as Jade Islet) showing the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba) and other structures, Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:030
Description:
- At the time the photo was taken, the North Lake [Beihai] had been drained (Harris, p. 148).
Partial view of Jade Flowery Island [Qionghua Dao] (also known as Jade Islet) showing the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba) and other structures, Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:030
Description:
- At the time the photo was taken, the North Lake [Beihai] had been drained (Harris, p. 148).
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
29 October 1860
29 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
Form:
photographs
photographs
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Reference number:
PH1986:0901:031
PH1986:0901:031
People:
Subject:
architecture, ornament
architecture, ornament
Date:
after 6 October 1860
after 6 October 1860
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
after 6 October 1860
after 6 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, ornament
architecture, ornament
Form:
photographs
photographs
Actions:
Reference number:
PH1986:0901:032
PH1986:0901:032
People:
Subject:
architecture
architecture
Date:
after 24 October and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October and before 16 November 1860
Title:
View of the Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest [Qinian Dian], Temple of Heaven [Tian Tan], Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:032
View of the Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest [Qinian Dian], Temple of Heaven [Tian Tan], Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:032
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
after 24 October and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October and before 16 November 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture
architecture
Form:
photographs
photographs
Actions:
Reference number:
PH1986:0901:033
Description:
- Qi and Qi reproduce a photograph of the same structures (p. 41) but misidentify the site as Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple), which is a Tibetan Buddhist temple complex located in the Inner City, outside the Imperial City.
PH1986:0901:033
Description:
- Qi and Qi reproduce a photograph of the same structures (p. 41) but misidentify the site as Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple), which is a Tibetan Buddhist temple complex located in the Inner City, outside the Imperial City.
People:
Subject:
architecture
architecture
Date:
29 October 1860
29 October 1860
Title:
View of a p'ai-lou and a building at the southeast corner of the temple complex of Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) in the Imperial City, Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:033
Description:
- Qi and Qi reproduce a photograph of the same structures (p. 41) but misidentify the site as Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple), which is a Tibetan Buddhist temple complex located in the Inner City, outside the Imperial City.
View of a p'ai-lou and a building at the southeast corner of the temple complex of Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) in the Imperial City, Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:033
Description:
- Qi and Qi reproduce a photograph of the same structures (p. 41) but misidentify the site as Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple), which is a Tibetan Buddhist temple complex located in the Inner City, outside the Imperial City.
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
29 October 1860
29 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture
architecture
