Virtual Shanghai

Image ID: 1793
Title: Shanghai-Wusong railroad opening ceremony
Topic: Virtual Shanghai
Location: Shanghai
Date: 1876
Nature: B&W Photo
Support: Unknown
Information data : The Wusong-Shanghai (or Songhu) railroad was the first Chinese railway. It was put under contruction in 1874 and pulled down in 1877 and rebuilt the following year. It was bombed by Japanese January 28th 1932.
Keywords: train;railway;ceremony
Keywords (French): train ; chemin de fer ; cérémonie

Repository
  1:Name: Institut d'Asie Orientale

Typology
City (城市) --> transportation (交通工具)

Last update: 2005-07-06