The Song Bridge at Inscribed Rock, Kowloon

A general view looking towards Sacred Hill at Ma Tau Chung, above Kowloon Bay with a stone bridge in the middle foreground spanning a wide shallow riverbed Trees line the bottom of the hill and stone monuments and grave? stones can be seen under the trees near the bridge.

The reference on the negative envelope relates to the carved boulder on top of Sacred Hill commemorating the last of the Song Dynasty emperors.

The original negative envelope was labelled: 'Song Bridge at Inscribed Rocks, Kowloon 6.2.1901'

Object Details

ID: N64469
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Jones, Kenneth Hurlstone
Date made: 6 February 1901
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 106 mm