Cistern
Item
Title
Cistern
Type
Image
Still Image
Photography
Creator
Banducci, Shawna
Date
2018-11-15
Description
EN
The image is of a massive bronze cistern outside the Meridian Gate (Wǔmén). The cistern was utilized to store water for the city within.
Format
image/jpeg
iPhone 6
1/50 sec. f/2.2 4.15mm
Language
EN
CN
Place
39.9323, 116.4100
Publisher
Simmons University. School of Library and Information Sciences.
Alternative Title
CN
水箱 (Shuǐxiāng)
Contributor
EN
The Palace Museum
CN
故宫博物院 (Gùgōng bówùyuàn)
Extent
2.4 MB
2448 x 3264 pixels
Identifier
https://en.dpm.org.cn/
Relation
Is Replaced By
EN
https://en.dpm.org.cn/
CN
https://www.dpm.org.cn/Home.html
Subject
Travel photography—China
Travel photography--China—History
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
CN
Gu gong bo wu yuan (China)
Bronzes, Chinese
Art—China
Art, Chinese--China--Beijing—History
China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Temporal Coverage
2018-11-15T10:21+8:00
