In the 1880s, the famous British photographer Thomas Chald photographed the grand entrance of Tianmen Square in Beijing, a full-scale strip of the boardwalk, with a thousand-step corridor visible (the opening of the main office, collapsed during the Republic of China), and the residential street details on the east side of the Grand Entrance, 140 years ago, east of Tianmen Square, when a collection of fashion shops
1880年代著名英国摄影师托马斯查尔德拍摄北京天安门广场大清门，棋盘街一带全貌，可见千步廊 （乃为各衙门办公地，中华民国时倒塌），以及大清门东侧的户部街细节，140年前的天安门广场东路，当时尚店铺云集，右侧可见敷文牌楼的上部。23.7X18.4厘米，清代大幅蛋白照片，左下角有摄影师在底片上的签名。