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[The five story Ming watchtower at the north end of the Canton city wall]

Date

negative about 1863; print about 1870–1885

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

British

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

View of the Five-Story Pagoda, also known as the Zhenhai Tower, a five-story building with a rectangular base and gabled roof, built atop a section of a city wall. Two people are standing by a small building in the foreground. A piece of cloth and two bamboo poles can also be seen resting against the side of the building.

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