Such condition is cold enough to cause snowfall, and prevents melting given Plantation Road is several hundred metres above sea level.
The white stuff on the railings, roof top, and car tread marks convince me this was a snow day. The people in the photo and their clothings show that they did not want to miss this rare event. Regards, Peter
I found the original picture here at Historical Photos of China. It was from the collection of John Charles Oswald and captioned 'Foochow December 1892/January 1893' Full image below:
It was the former Foochow Club, bearing the Chinese name "樂群樓". Attached are its introductions from Wiki and Fzcuo (an encyclopedia of historic buildings in Fuzhou), both in Chinese only:
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Snow on Plantation Road (1893)
Greetings. Not knowing if already discussed elsewhere! The Hong Kong Observatory data show zero-degree C on January 18, 1893 -
http://www.hko.gov.hk/cis/extreme/mon_extreme_e.htm
Such condition is cold enough to cause snowfall, and prevents melting given Plantation Road is several hundred metres above sea level.
The white stuff on the railings, roof top, and car tread marks convince me this was a snow day. The people in the photo and their clothings show that they did not want to miss this rare event. Regards, Peter
I cant remember where we
I cant remember where we originally discussed this picture but I recall that it was decided that it was taken in Canton.
Snow in 1893
Thank you Herostratus for the clarification on another page which I missed. Regards, Peter
Addendum: https://gwulo.com/node/30427 - moddsey coming to the rescue again, Thanks!
I found the original picture
I found the original picture here at Historical Photos of China. It was from the collection of John Charles Oswald and captioned 'Foochow December 1892/January 1893' Full image below:
The building still exists today.
It was the former Foochow Club, bearing the Chinese name "樂群樓". Attached are its introductions from Wiki and Fzcuo (an encyclopedia of historic buildings in Fuzhou), both in Chinese only:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%90%E7%BE%A4%E6%A5%BC_(%E7%A6%8F%E5%B7%9E)
http://www.fzcuo.com/index.php?doc-view-59.html