Image No. cn00220

Postcard Data

Size: 138x92mm
Caption: Tien-Tsin. - Ruines de l’Ancienne Cathédrale et un Fort Chinois [Tianjin - Ruins of the former cathedral and a Chinese fort]

Publisher:
Publisher's Reference: Expédition de Chine N. 2005

Stamp: France

Printing Technique: Phototype
Color Nature: B&W

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Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph
Creation: 1900- (Certain)
Creation Place: (Certain)

Topic: Ruins of the old Tianjin cathedral and Chinese fort after the 1900 Boxer siege

Action: After the Boxer war, view from the river of the old French Cathedral (reduced to a facade) and the fort (where the pagoda has lost its top). Sampans with boatmen to the right.

Image Particulars: In 1900, Tianjin was the theater of severe fighting and bombing.