A building in traditional Chinese architectural style, possibly a customs house

An uncaptioned black and white landscape photograph showing a three-storey building in traditional Chinese architectural style. There is a sign above the entrance with four Chinese reading “Jianghai North Gate,” suggesting that this is possibly a regional customs building, possibly in Canton. Two stationary pulled rickshaws are parked in the foreground, their shafts resting on the ground. In the center of the image, near the entrance, a puller wearing a hat, light-coloured top and cropped trousers is seen pulling a rickshaw towards the right side of the image. Four trees and a lamppost are visible in front of the building’s boundary wall. The photograph has been taken from across the street.

Object Details

ID: ALB0111.33
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Shanghai Bowling Club (Photograph album)