Sketches of Old China 1928—1929

Author: (Japan) Mutsumi Nozaki
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The book contains a total of 160 works, with the shooting period roughly spanning from 1928 to 1929. These photographs vividly and concisely depict the social landscape of old China on the eve of societal transformation in the early 20th century, recreating the customs and local life in various provinces such as Shanghai, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Yunnan, as well as Hong Kong under British colonial rule. They offer a realistic and vivid preservation of a panoramic view of China's regional culture. These old photographs hold value from the perspectives of photographic art, sociological research, and book collection, and readers will naturally form their own judgments and insights. As publishers, we sincerely hope readers will appreciate it.
It should be noted that the old photographs presented in this book are merely glimpses of parts of old China from over 70 years ago, yet they powerfully convey the appearance of that era. What is striking is that as early as that time, the development gap between China's east and west was already significant. This demonstrates that the strategic decision by today's leadership of the new China to develop the western regions is a fundamental solution to the historical challenge of China's comprehensive development in the new century.