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Title
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Chao-Chow-Fu Bridge.
Alternative Title
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Bridge at Chaochow.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Architecture, Chinese
Brick houses
Bridges
Causeways
Drawbridges
Description
An account of the resource
"Chao-chow-fu is a walled city of considerable size and great commercial importance, as one may gather form its extensive warehouses, the busy traffic of its streets, the number of mature craft that throng the river on which it stands. The bridge over the River Han is perhaps one of the most remarkable in China, like old London Bridge, with its shops and places of business, the bridge at Chaochow affords space for one of the city markets. It will be seen that the houses are built of light materials, in a very primitive style, and are supported in such a way as to allow a maximum of market space on the causeway : while from a purely sanitary point of view, the houses projecting over the water offer many advantages. The mode of supporting these structures displays considerable ingenuity, the only brickwork employed rests upon the bridge, and by its weight gives stability to the double brackets that project to support the lighter portion of the houses...Although these bridge-dwellings possess few attractions apart from their breakneck style of architecture, it is pleasing to notice some evidence of refinement in the flowers that adorn the verandas, and that are to be found, indeed, in the humblest dwellings in China. If unexplained, it would be puzzling to find out the use of the two wooden frames which hang suspended from the bridge. They form a kind of moral or mythological drawbridge, which, when let down, is supposed to prevent the passages of boats and evil spirits beneath the bridge till darkness gives place to sunrise." (Thomson, 1873, v.II 19).
Creator
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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921
Source
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Illustrations of China and its people : a series of two hundred photographs with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented / John Thomson, v.II, plate VIII, 19.
Publisher
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London : Sampson Low.
Date Created
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1874
Is Part Of
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Illustrations of China and its people : a series of two hundred photographs with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented.
Extent
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490 mm (width)
Type
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Image
Illustrations
Photographs
Identifier
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University of Otago Library Special Collections: Double Oversize - DS 709 TF74
s42
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
China
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
Nineteenth century
Zotero
Genre
Landscapes & Cityscapes
China
Illustrations
Image
Nineteenth century
Photographs
Still Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Peking Observatory.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Astronomy
Dragons
Description
An account of the resource
"The instrument ... is of huge dimensions, cast in solid bronze, and is of the most beautiful workmanship. The stand of this piece of mechanism has a mythological significance, and its design is of remarkable artistic excellence. Four of the dragons, which play such an important part in Chinese geomancy, are there seen chained to the earth, and upholding the spheres. The perfect modelling and solidity of the metal proves that the art of casting was well understood in those days" (Thomson, 1874, v.IV, 11).
Creator
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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921
Source
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Illustrations of China and its people : a series of two hundred photographs with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented / John Thomson (London : Sampson Low, 1873-1874), v.IV.
Publisher
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London : Sampson Low.
Date Created
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1874
Is Part Of
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Illustrations of China and its people : a series of two hundred photographs with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented.
Extent
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490 mm (width)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Still Image
Illustrations
Photographs
Identifier
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University of Otago Library Special Collections: Double Oversize - DS 709 TF74
s43
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Beijing (China)
Astronomy
Beijing (China)
Dragons
Illustrations
Image
Photographs
Still Image
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Title
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Through China with a Camera [front cover].
Subject
The topic of the resource
Description and travel
Description
An account of the resource
"Cixi huang hou yu bi zhi bao" are the words of the seal of the Empress Dowager Tsze Hsi. This seal was used to confirm authorship of documents written by her.<br>
'My design is to present a series of pictures of China and its people, such as shall convey an accurate impression of the country as well as of the arts, usages, and manners which prevail in different provinces of the Empire. With this intention I made the camera the constant companion of my wanderings, and to it I am indebted for the faithful reproduction of the scenes I visited, and of the people with whom I came into contact.' - Thomson, introduction to his Illustrations of China (London, 1873). Thomson continued his promotion of his work about China by publishing a more readily accessible and cheaper book: Through China with a Camera (1899).
Creator
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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921
Source
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Through China with a camera / John Thomson ; with 114 illustrations (London ; New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899).
Publisher
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London ; New York : Harper & Brothers.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1899
Is Part Of
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Through China with a camera
Format
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Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Extent
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220 mm
Language
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eng
Type
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Image
Still Image
Illustrations
Identifier
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University of Otago Library Special Collections - DS 709 TF75
s44
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
China
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
Nineteenth century
Book covers
China
Covers (Illustration)
Description and travel
Illustrations
Image
Nineteenth century
Still Image