China and the Chinese Image (enhanced Edition): the Late Qing Empire as Documented by John Thomson
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This is a classic work that everyone in the Chinese photography community admires in awe! China's earliest panoramic image record truly reproduces the late Qing Empire 150 years ago! The Opium War, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom... The decaying late Qing Empire began the Westernization Movement while taking a breather. Western learning spread eastward, and changes quietly occurred. John Thomson, the pioneer of documentary photography, came to China at the right time. With a strong documentary style, he recorded the coexistence of backwardness and decadence and the pursuit of change and strength in China. Thomson is not only a master photographer, but also an observer who walks with his own thoughts. His analysis of Chinese society involves all aspects. Whether it is the lens or the text, the perspective is quite scientific and rigorous, and it is still fresh and vivid to this day.
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