The Eastern and Western Pagodas are two pagodas, only about 200 metres apart, in the southern part of Kunming, Yunnan, China. Also known as the Pagoda of the East Temple and the Pagoda of the West Temple, they were constructed in the late eighth or early ninth century AD, under the rule of the Kingdom of Nanzhao. Wikipedia
This was one of the few photos taken by my later father, Leung Chung-Yee, some time after WWII before he was repatriated by BAAG back to Hong Kong. I have no idea of where these photos were taken except noted as Kunming by my father.
A copy of the photo can be seen here https://www.ww2online.org/image/pagoda-china-1945 in the digital collection of the National WWII Museum in the United States. Although that photo is a little crooked compared to the one here, the two people in the bottom right of the photo appear to match. I wonder if this photo was sold as a souvenir to visitors.
Thanks for sharing. Similar comments about identical Banks Street photos led me to agree with your comments that these were most likely souvenirs sold to "foreigners". Alfred
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The Eastern and Western Pagodas are two pagodas, only about 200 metres apart, in the southern part of Kunming, Yunnan, China. Also known as the Pagoda of the East Temple and the Pagoda of the West Temple, they were constructed in the late eighth or early ninth century AD, under the rule of the Kingdom of Nanzhao. Wikipedia
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East and West Pagodas
Thanks tngan.
This was one of the few photos taken by my later father, Leung Chung-Yee, some time after WWII before he was repatriated by BAAG back to Hong Kong. I have no idea of where these photos were taken except noted as Kunming by my father.
Alfrdd
A copy of the photo can be…
A copy of the photo can be seen here https://www.ww2online.org/image/pagoda-china-1945 in the digital collection of the National WWII Museum in the United States. Although that photo is a little crooked compared to the one here, the two people in the bottom right of the photo appear to match. I wonder if this photo was sold as a souvenir to visitors.
Thanks for sharing. Similar…
Thanks for sharing.
Similar comments about identical Banks Street photos led me to agree with your comments that these were most likely souvenirs sold to "foreigners".
Alfred