View from the western mountain overlooking Tien-chin, the Kunming Lake, in Yunnan Province. 6,000 feet above sea level, it is surrounded by rice fields and farm houses built right into the lake, which is navigated day and night by hundreds of sampans and sailing boats coming from or going to the city of Kunming.

ca. 1944-1945

Not on view

Photographer: John Gutmann
Title: View from the western mountain overlooking Tien-chin, the Kunming Lake, in Yunnan Province. 6,000 feet above sea level, it is surrounded by rice fields and farm houses built right into the lake, which is navigated day and night by hundreds of sampans and sailing boats coming from or going to the city of Kunming.
Date: ca. 1944-1945
Object Type: Photograph
Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 260 x 333 mm (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of John Gutmann in honor of Dr. Walter Heil
Accession Number: 2000.119.2.66