Photos of History You've Never Seen

Author: Qin Feng
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: A single photograph, after being accumulated by the passage of decades, even if it conveys information never heard of before, will not be merely accepted as a "piece of historical news." Readers will find it easy to grasp, from these unfamiliar old photographs and their scenes, objects, and the expressions of people, something far more meaningful than the "news" itself. Photos You Have Never Seen presents a collection of newly discovered historical images from the Republican era. It attempts to fill the gaps in people's understanding of the Republican period through these images, viewed from different perspectives. History is like a long chain, with specific scenes and details being the individual links. The history captured by a camera at a moment's notice is precisely such a chain. As the pages turn, people discover that the once orderly and interconnected "history" has, through the camera's instantaneous capture, transformed into a flickering and shimmering tapestry of fragmented light, seemingly within reach and audible to the ear.