DSCF5319.JPG | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

DSCF5319.JPG

DSCF5319.JPG
Submitted by tngan
Authors: 
tngan
Tags: 
archway
Lam Tei
Tuen Mun
New Territories
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Gallery: 
2020s Hong Kong photos
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Submitted by maidestone on Mon, 2020-06-15 00:58.

Faded off-white writing on a silverish background HAS to be the most legible combination, I'm sure.

Submitted by philk on Mon, 2020-06-15 10:23.

Introduction of Gateway of Li Yuen

This gateway was the main entrance of Li Yuen, a dwelling house of a Li family. According to the Chinese characters inscribed thereon, it was built in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937). The house has been demolished in the course of urban development with only this gateway remains.

The inscription on the gateway is the calligraphy of Zhu Ruzhen (1870 - 1943), a renowned scholar and calligrapher during the late Qing and early Republican period. In 1906, Zhu was sent to study law in Japan. He became an official in the Ministry of Punishments after returning to China. He also taught in the Jingshi Law School and took part in drawing up civil and commercial law. In 1933, he became president of the Confucian Academy while he was residing in Hong Kong at the time.

Submitted by maidestone on Mon, 2020-06-15 11:08.

Please accept my sincere thank you for the transcription. Thanks again!