Her Lotus Year: The US Legation Marine Guards Swimming Pool

Posted: October 21st, 2024 | No Comments »

One of the many lost spots of old Beijing that Wallis knew well is the US Marine Guard Swimming Pool that was once in the former American Legation at the western end of the Legation Quarter adjacent to Qianmen. The brick built pool was a welcome break from the summer heat for the sizeable Marine detachment & the American Colony in Peking. Wallis, as a single woman was especially welcome as a rather rare breed in 1925 Peking, as well as being acquainted with Captain Louis Little, the popular head of the Marine Guard at the time.

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