Tag Archives: Chongqing

On display in Chongqing

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Robert Bickers

The project sometimes takes legs, and on 14 June at Chongqing Tiandi, British Deputy Consul-General Benedict Mann opened a new exhibition of project photographs, ‘Picturing China 1870-1950: Photographs from British Collections’, “1870—1950：英国收藏的中国影像”. This collaboration with the communications team in Chongqing, … Continue reading →

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The Song of the River

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Jamie Carstairs

Porters would carry heavy loads and full pails up from the river into the city of Chungking, scaling long flights of steps, as in this photograph taken by Warren Swire: Steps in Taiping Men, Chungking, 1920.  See also Sw19-067, below.  … Continue reading →

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Chongqing 1920 重庆老照片

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Robert Bickers

Chongqing, capital of Sichuan province is in the news at present. This photograph of a crowded narrow street there was taken in 1920 by British businessman Warren Swire. Many of our photographs of the city focus on the stunning, steep … Continue reading →

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