Dr Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou (Canton) 1934

Tue, 09/13/2022 - 21:18

Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou (Canton) China, construction 1929-1931.

Photo date, and source - 1934, University of Bristol.

Hong Kong folks my generation and readers who grew up in Guangzhou may remember their visits to this Hall.  It was a short walk (about 3 city blocks) from my former home.  I got as close as the foreground next to the lamp post -  this side of the fence (but no fence in those days).  The view here and the barren ground is how I remember back in 1949.

The same lamp post design, and the dome on the left of the photo, can be seen in modern photos. 

 

Date picture taken
1934
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