Caishikou Execution Grounds

Caishikou Execution Grounds (traditional Chinese: 菜市口法場; simplified Chinese: 菜市口法场; pinyin: Càishìkǒu Fǎchǎng), also known as Vegetable Market Execution Ground, was an important execution ground in Peking during the Qing Dynasty. It was located at the crossroads of Xuanwumen Outer Street and Luomashi Street. The exact location is under debate today. However, contemporary sources and photographs put it across from the Heniantang Pharmacy (鶴年堂藥店). The Catholic bishop Alphonse Favier wrote about the execution ground in the 1890s: — Alphonse Favier, Péking: historire et description

Caishikou Execution Grounds

Caishikou Execution Grounds (traditional Chinese: 菜市口法場; simplified Chinese: 菜市口法场; pinyin: Càishìkǒu Fǎchǎng), also known as Vegetable Market Execution Ground, was an important execution ground in Peking during the Qing Dynasty. It was located at the crossroads of Xuanwumen Outer Street and Luomashi Street. The exact location is under debate today. However, contemporary sources and photographs put it across from the Heniantang Pharmacy (鶴年堂藥店). The Catholic bishop Alphonse Favier wrote about the execution ground in the 1890s: — Alphonse Favier, Péking: historire et description