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Pagoda Island near Foo Chow

Date

about 1870

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

Chinese

Department

Photographs

Institution

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View of Luoxing or Falling Star Pagoda, a seven-storied octagonal pagoda on Pagoda Island. The area was previously known as the Pagoda Anchorage, now part of the Mawei District. A number of buildings can be seen on the island, including one with the sign for Dobie and Company, a shipchandler and coal dealing company. This view is seen from across the Min River.

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