Some of the hand-colored glass slides in Harry Alverson Franck Photographs collection are magically painterly: 778. Just a back waterway in Canton. 730. The main street of Hangchow. 767. Gate and razed city wall, Canton. For comparison, a counterpart negative from the same collection: It is,…

In this evocative photo series, psychologist-turned-photographer Michael C. Roberts captures moments from across China using a plastic Diana camera, a nostalgic, lo-fi tool known for its dreamy imperfections. Shot on film in cities like Shanghai and Beijing, as well as along the Li River and in Chen

Ad-hoc houses outside the city wall near the Little North Gate (小北门) and Dajing Pavilion (大境阁). Historical Photographs of China, University of Bristol. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2418290 “It may be remembered that between the wall and the moat ran a roadway. Bordering this and up against the wall…

Avenue Paul Brunat (later renamed Avenue Joffre). The French police report a most daring robbery at No 317 Avenue Paul Brunat . It appears that the servants laid dinner for Mr. and Mrs. O’Neill, who reside at the address mentioned, but during their absence from the dining room a Chinese entered by…

Prologue : La Terre sous les dix soleils Au commencement, la Terre subit la brûlure de dix soleils. Les rivières s’évaporaient, les forêts partaient en fumée. L’homme cherchait l’ombre, la vie s’ef…

During World War II, Shanghai became an unlikely haven for thousands of European Jewish refugees and other foreigners fleeing persecution. The city’s unique status as an open port (requiring no visa for entry into...

Before my diachronic ethnography of Gaoluo village was published, I surveyed the modern fortunes of amateur village ritual associations on the Hebei plain south of Beijing in “Ritual music un…

Demoiselle Dragon, Xiaolongnü 小龙女 [xiǎolóngnǚ], est l’un des personnages féminins les plus emblématiques de la littérature d’arts martiaux chinoise, imaginée par le célèbre écrivain Jinyong dans so…