Wu Dou Bridge, Wu Gorge, Yangzi River

Title : Wu Dou Bridge, Wu Gorge, Yangzi River

Topic : Warren Swire collection

Year : March 1934

Location : Unknown

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Negative

Caption on support : Album cover: ‘R 4/1933 -4/34 China 1-23’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 84, two negatives: Gorges Mar

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: sw29-158. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 9.5 cm. 187 negatives sized 1.5 inches x 1.25 inches -:- 40mm x 30mm. The album was later labelled P62/V. This bridge, which dates from the Ming dynasty, was submerged by the Three Gorges Reservoir. "Wu dou" translates as "no struggle".

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