Beijing, China: Forbidden City [049] Hall of Preserving Harmony (001)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [049] Hall of Preserving Harmony (001)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 28
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1987
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Signs and signboards--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 a sign (describing carved marble), possibly leading to Hall of Preserving Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Caption on Slide Information board, Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
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 for this image provided as: "Info Bd. Stone on Imp Path to Hall of Supreme Harmony Forbidden City Beijing, China." Note: See images with File Names: forbiddencitymingandchingpalaces095 and forbiddencitymingandchingpalaces096 with caption indicating the location as: Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s61r77db
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 339760
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r77db
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