A city wall tower and very clearly, the moat, Beijing, 1840-1860: just one of the many photos from around the Pacific, circa 1840-1940, now to be found online at the National Gallery of Australia’s Picture Paradise exhibition. Well worth browsin... ...full story at Virtual China
from Virtual China on Tue, Aug 05 2008
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Leaving for China, 1940 »
YouTube video Al & Thelma Greene leave Seattle for China, September 1940. |
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China holds exhibition to show achievements on Road of Revival » People's Daily An exhibition opened its door to the public on Saturday at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing to illustrate the ups and downs of China on the road of national revival since 1840. The exhibition, titled with Ro ... |
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Top leaders watch performance about China's road to rejuvenation » People's Daily Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders watched a large-scale musical epic on Monday recounting the country's road from the Opium War in 1840 to 2009, together with people from all walks of life in Beijing. The nearly three-hour musical... |
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