148 Documentary Photos of Late Qing Dynasty Arrive in Guangzhou

148 Documentary Photos of Late Qing Dynasty Arrive in Guangzhou
Sep 01, 2009 By eChinacities.com

On August 25th, Scottish photographer, John Thomson’s historic travel photographs of the late Qing Dynasty will arrive at the Guangzhou Museum. After the Opium War, Westerners had a negative image of China in their minds. However, Thomson’s works incisively captures the beauty and vitality of the late Qing Dynasty, not known to most. The exhibition, called “China: Through the Lens of John Thomson”, will display all 148 photos of Thomson’s work from 1868 to 1871,while he travelled around China. The exhibition will be held for one month.

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