Chinese Collection (page 8)

Breaking ice for water, Tientsin, China
Men breaking ice on a frozen river for water and hauling it on sledges in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, around 1911. Date: C.1911

Slender West Lake, Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, Asia

Chow chow, (canis familiaris), front view

LIU BEI (161-223). Also known as Xuande. Shu Han emperor of China, 221-223. Detail of a painted silk scroll, c650, attributed to Yen Li Pen

View of Star Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong Island skyline, Hong Kong, China, Asia

China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a traditional long pigtail Date: circa 1910s

Two Youthful Chinese Businessmen in Singapore sharing a glass of imported Bordeaux. The gentleman on the right has placed his boater hat on the small table

South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905

Runway Park on old Kai Tak airport and skyscrapers of Kwun Tong, Kai Tak, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Lake and Moon Embracing Pavilion in Jade Spring Park, framed by trees in a wide composition, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

CHINA. BEIJING. Beijing. Forbidden City. Hall

MISSIONARY IN CHINA, 1837. A Missionary showing the Chinese the folly of their idolatrous worship. Line engraving, 1837

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

The Chinese kopje; - not so easy as it looked from a distance. Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II)

Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background) Shiro aya (white twill weaves, also known as Chinese twill weaves). Drawings show stylized patterned designs for kimonos. Date between ca. 1750 and 1900

Chinese Barber
In a Chinese barbershop, short back and sides is taken literally. circa 1911

Chinese Store
The shop front of a Chinese store on Gerrard Street, Chinatown, central London. Date: 1978

Lushunkou - Port Arthur
Railway Station at Lushunkou (a district in the municipality of Dalian, Liaoning province, also called Lushun City or Lushun Port, formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun...!). Date: circa 1910s

Gate of Supreme Harmony, Outer Court, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Fortune cookies, China, Asia

Zhaoling Tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
View of the Zhaoling Tomb in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is the mausoleum of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty and his Queen. Construction began in 1643 and took eight years

A Buddhist Meditates
A Chinese Buddhist in meditation

China Yankee Imperialist
Representatives of the Chinese people, including a soldier, a sailor and an airman, drive Yankee imperialists out of Korea

Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924
A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer

St. Pauls cathedral facade, Macau, China, Asia

River and cityscape, Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong, China, Asia

View of Repulse Bay from Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Fishing boats in Stanley Bay at dusk, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Repulse Bay at dusk, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Portuguese colonial architecture, Macau, China, Asia

Historical colonial style buildings illuminated on The Bund, Shanghai, China, Asia

Tea leaves drying, Longjing, Hangzhou, China, Asia

A street sign in Dongsheng Inner Mongolia, China, written in Chinese, Mongolian and English
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A peasant farmer cycles hius produce to a market in Beijing, China
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View of Oriental Pearl TV Tower and highrises in the Pudong New Area viewed across the Huangpu River from the Bund, Shanghai, China, Asia

Bicycles, Beijing (Peking), China, Asia

Red book of Mao sold at souvenir stand, Daxu historical town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Rice fields, Yangshuo, Guangxu Province, China, Asia

Gingko trees in autumn, Temple of Heaven Park, Beijing, China, Asia

Architectural detail, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing, China, Asia

Chinese chess board and players hand, Huangshan City (Tunxi), Anhui Province, China, Asia

Xiannairi mountain and Pearl Lake, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Stone Buddha rock carvings, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Morning exercise against the background of Lujiazui Finance and Trade zone, with Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China, Asia

Close-up of locked door, Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Chinese man gathering seagrass on Li Jiang River, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Chinese people reading announcement, Xingping, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Hong Kong Island Central skyline at night from Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, Asia

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