Old Beijing in

Author: Hedda Morrison
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This precious album, shot between 1933 and 1946, provides highly appealing material for examining the life in the superpower Beijing before the victory of the Chinese Revolution in 1949. Hedda Morrison, who left Nazi Germany in 1933, was responsible for a German photography studio in Beijing. The numerous photographs in the book depict the social customs of Chinese people from all walks of life, both at work and enjoying life, reflecting Hedda Morrison's sympathy and care for the Chinese. The photographs of architecture offer invaluable materials for buildings that have changed or no longer exist, while the images taken around Beijing and on the West Hills allow viewers to appreciate the scenery of northern China.