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Identifier	post_00068
Title	Seven Star Cavern, Wishing Pool, New Chinatown, Los Angeles
Creator	unknown
Date Published	1945 - 1950
Subject (Topic)	Wishing wells--California--Los Angeles; Outdoor sculpture--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Liu, Hong K.; Seven Star Cavern;
Subject (Place)	Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.); Seven Star Cavern;
Type	image
Form/Genre	postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Quillen
Language	eng
Description	Looking down at Miniature Mountain surrounded by pool of water within rectangular low brick wall. Small hill has winding paths, pools, and miniature figurines.
Historical Background	Located near the West Gate on Gin Ling Way in New Chinatown, the Wishing Well and Miniature Mountain were created by artist Lim Hong Kay who modeled them after the Sacred Seven Star Caverns in Canton, China. In the pool is a miniature hill covered with small statues of the Chinese Eight Immortal. At the summit a blue figure of the goddess Quan Yin stands beneath the arch of a shrine, guarded by blue lions. Behind the well stands the stump of a willow tree, which was planted by the late Chinese American actress, Anna May Wong, whose name means frosted yellow willow.
Publisher's Identifier	Written in lower right corner of image "2929 - C"
Additional Notes	Date determined by photo paper; Real photo postcard printed on EKC paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection