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东方照相记：近代以来西方重要摄影家在中国
Nan Wuai
The whole article begins in 1844, when Ureidier, a member of the French Lacanian mission to negotiate in China, photographed the cityscape of Macau and Guangzhou, officials and wealthy businessmen, the Sino-French representatives participating in the negotiations, and the signing ceremony of the "Sino-French Whampoa Treaty". These were the first batch of photos taken by Westerners in China. There are still 37 daguerreotypes in France. Since then, Western travelers, missionaries, businessmen, diplomats, adventurers, soldiers, and journalists of all kinds have traveled across China. Thousands of people have left behind photos of China. Which people and photos are the most important? Why is it important? How were those famous photos taken? Why did the most important Western photographers come? This is a history of photography that deeply studies the photography activities of important Western photographers in China since China encountered photography in 1844. The manuscript presents nearly 140 historical images taken by 20 Western photographers in China from 1844 to the early 1980s, and explains them in simple and easy-to-understand words. It uniquely shows many important details of the century-old Chinese history. If you read it carefully, the whole manuscript is rich in pictures and text, and full of flesh and blood.
The whole article begins in 1844, when Ureidier, a member of the French Lacanian mission to negotiate in China, photographed the cityscape of Macau and Guangzhou, officials and wealthy businessmen, the Sino-French representatives participating in the negotiations, and the signing ceremony of the "Sino-French Whampoa Treaty". These were the first batch of photos taken by Westerners in China. There are still 37 daguerreotypes in France. Since then, Western travelers, missionaries, businessmen, diplomats, adventurers, soldiers, and journalists of all kinds have traveled across China. Thousands of people have left behind photos of China. Which people and photos are the most important? Why is it important? How were those famous photos taken? Why did the most important Western photographers come? This is a history of photography that deeply studies the photography activities of important Western photographers in China since China encountered photography in 1844. The manuscript presents nearly 140 historical images taken by 20 Western photographers in China from 1844 to the early 1980s, and explains them in simple and easy-to-understand words. It uniquely shows many important details of the century-old Chinese history. If you read it carefully, the whole manuscript is rich in pictures and text, and full of flesh and blood.