June 25, 2026
Tag: Lake Kunming
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Qianlong’s Marble Boat That Doesn’t Float
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Remembered by those who have visited as the Marble Boat and known by the Chinese as the Boat of Purity and Ease, is not marble and it is not a boat. This remarkable structure is a two-story pavilion made of wood that stands at the edge of Lake Kunming – part of the area known
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February 14, 2022 3 Comments
Jeff FitzGerald The Amazing Postcardsof Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Postcard History is pleased to reprint the following thumbnail sketch of Ida Rentoul. The content is drawn from the New South Wales (Australia) Facebook Group. In 1904 when Ida Rentoul was sixteen, she illustrated a series of postcards published in Melbourne, Australia. One was titled Son of […]