Wushan Temple on the Yangtze River
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Title
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Wushan Temple on the Yangtze River
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Identifier
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AEJ_093
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Description
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Wushan was the first town in Sichuan Province when heading upstream on the Yangtze River towards Chongqing. It is now in the Chongqing Municipality. In 1912 Wushan city officials were responsible for collecting tariffs for the Sichuan government. The photograph shows the massive rock island on the left and the Wuhan Temple on the hill above to the right, marking the entrance to the Wu Gorge.
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Creator
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Alfred Johns
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Date Created
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1912
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Location
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Wushan, Chongqing, Sichuan
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Source
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Ken Johns
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Provenance
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Johns Family Archives
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2024-08-25
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
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References
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Hart, Virgil. 1888. Western China: A Journey to the Great Buddhist Centre of Mount Omei. Boston: Ticknor and Company.