Beyond the City

Hedda Morrison was fascinated by the architectural beauty of Old Peking and took many photographs of imperial sites such as the Forbidden City, and Buddhist and Daoist temples. On weekends and days off she would journey beyond the city wall by bicycle. For adventures further afield she travelled by train and hired a donkey and guide. Morrison made a number of trips to photograph the Summer Palace, Jade Fountain, the Western Hills, imperial tombs, the Great Wall and Buddhist temples such as Tanzhe si and Jietai si.

92/1414-227 Photograph, 'View through a moon gate from Qionghua Island in Beihai towards the Bell and Drum Towers', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-274 Photograph, 'Balizhuang Pagoda', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-315 Photograph, 'Camel train transporting coal from Mentougou in the Western Hills', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-242 Photograph, 'North-west corner tower of the outer city wall', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946 92/1414-194 Photograph, 'Looking towards the Western Hills from Tuancheng Yanwuting', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-331 Photograph, 'Kings' tombs on the outskirts of Peking', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-260 Photograph, 'Road on the outskirts of Peking', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-302 Photograph, 'Outer city gate after snowfall', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-213 Photograph, 'Outside the south-east corner watchtower of the inner city wall during a dust storm', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-339 Photograph, 'Ming tombs', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-313 Photograph, 'Spring fields on the outskirts of Peking', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.