Vintage: Everyday Life of China (1921)

Vintage: Everyday Life of China (1921)

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These found photos from motohakone who bought at a flea market in Cannes, France in 1982. Photos were taken by a French speaking person when he made a trip to China (Shanghai, Suzhou, and Beijing) in October 1921.

Twin Pagodas, Suzhou

Twin Pagodas, Suzhou

Rickshaw man drinking tea

Rickshaw man drinking tea

Umbrella mender

Umbrella mender

Wheelbarrow man, Shanghai

Wheelbarrow man, Shanghai

Women weaving

Women weaving

Yu Garden in Shanghai

Yu Garden in Shanghai

Beggar

Beggar

Calligrapher

Calligrapher

Carrying geese to Shanghai Market

Carrying geese to Shanghai Market

Child in front of the yard

Child in front of the yard

Songjiang Square Pagoda (near Shanghai)

Songjiang Square Pagoda (near Shanghai)

Chinese children

Chinese children

Cormorant fisherman

Cormorant fisherman

Heckling of flax

Heckling of flax

Junks on the sea

Junks on the sea

Large dolls on wheels

Large dolls on wheels

via motohakone


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