Summer palace in Chengde

Title

Summer palace in Chengde

Alternative Title

承徳夏の離宮
Shōtoku natsu no rikyu

Date

c. 1933-1944

Format

Postcard

Spatial Coverage (Location)

Chengde, China

Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)

8.7 x 13.7 cm

Identifier

PS784

Is Part Of

Asia Collection. The Kumaichi Hiraoka Postcard Collection

Inscription

郵便はがき, POST CARD

Full Text

二百数十年以前康熙帝の創建なる避暑山荘の遺蹟は清朝往年の豪華の夢の跡を物語って往時栄華を誇りし永祐寺、水月庵、碧峰寺等二十一個の荒廃せる寺院と共に承徳の一隅に聳えて居る