| Title |
Beijing, China: Forbidden City [050] Hall of Preserving Harmony (002) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 96 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1981 |
| Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Staircases--China--Beijing--Photographs; Ramps (Walkways)--China--Beijing--Photographs; Terraces (Architecture)--China--Beijing--Photographs; Marble--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Palaces |
| Keywords |
Peking; Pao Ho Tien; Bǎo Hé Diàn; Qianlong Emperor; Chien-lung Emperor |
| Spatial Coverage |
Beijing (China) |
| Description |
Photograph of carved marble, possibly leading to Hall of Preserving Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China |
| Caption on Slide |
Hall of Preserving Harmony (Pao Ho Tien). Carved during Ming Dynasty and restored during reign of Emperor Ch'ien Lung. Central stone in stairs at back of Imperial Palaces, Beijing, China. (On back: 16.57 M long, 3.07 wide, 1.7 M thick, 250 tons in weight, largest stone in Ming Dynasty. Stone quarried in Fangshan Count. Moved by sliding it on "ice road" in winter. Wells were drilled every 500 M to supply the water for the ice on the road.) |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Hall of Preserving Harmony (Bǎo Hé Diàn) is one of the three halls of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, along with the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Central Harmony. Rectangular in plan, the Hall of Preserving Harmony is similar to, but smaller in scale than, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.--Wikipedia. Note: The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, China. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. It is located in the center of the Imperial City.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Pao Ho Tien (Hall of Preserving Harmong) carved in Ming Dyn. & rest. In reign of Emp. Ch'ien Lung. Central stone in stairs at back of Imp. Palaces Beijing, China. (on back) 16.57 M long 3.07 wide 1.7 M thick, 250 tons in weight, l'gest stone in Ku Kung Ming Dyn. Stone quarried in Fangshan Count, moved by sliding it almost on ""ice road"" in winter, wells were drilled every 500 M to supply the water for the ice on the road" Note: Original caption information (directly above) is similar to that supplied in an image of a sign in this photo collection. See image with File Name: forbiddencitymingandchingpalaces028. However, the original caption information for that image was provided as: "Info Bd. Stone on Imp Path to Hall of Supreme Harmony Forbidden City Beijing, China" |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fb5ktp |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
339486 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fb5ktp |
