Photography Outer City Walls
Photography Outer City Walls
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A black-and-white photograph showing the Outer City (Waicheng 外城) in front of the south wall. This was where the Han Chinese population lived. It was a completely separate world from the other two parts of the city, with theatres, restaurants, majiang 麻將 casinos, opium smokehouses, various street fairs, and markets.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), Beijing consisted of three main parts or quarters: the outer quarters, which were located in the southern part of the city, and in the north, the inner, imperial city (Neicheng 内城) which surrounded the third quarter, the famous Forbidden City (Gugong 故宫 or Zijincheng 紫禁城). The different parts of Beijing were each enclosed by walls, as was the city as a whole.
The photograph is the 109th of 449 photographs of Beijing and its surroundings in the album of Ivan Skušek Jr., purchased during his stay in Beijing (1914–1920). In the handwritten inventory of the album, the photograph is referred to as Mauer ... more
A black-and-white photograph showing the Outer City (Waicheng 外城) in front of the south wall. This was where the Han Chinese population lived. It was a completely separate world from the other two parts of the city, with theatres, restaurants, majiang 麻將 casinos, opium smokehouses, various street fairs, and markets.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), Beijing consisted of three main parts or quarters: the outer quarters, which were located in the southern part of the city, and in the north, the inner, imperial city (Neicheng 内城) which surrounded the third quarter, the famous Forbidden City (Gugong 故宫 or Zijincheng 紫禁城). The different parts of Beijing were each enclosed by walls, as was the city as a whole.
The photograph is the 109th of 449 photographs of Beijing and its surroundings in the album of Ivan Skušek Jr., purchased during his stay in Beijing (1914–1920). In the handwritten inventory of the album, the photograph is referred to as Mauer der Chinesenstadt. (DZ, MV)
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