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Nanjing Collection

Background imageNanjing Collection: HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927

HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927
Vintage c.1920s photograph: British Royal Navy ships, HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927

Background imageNanjing Collection: Road making, Nanking, China

Road making, Nanking, China

Background imageNanjing Collection: Road making in Nanking, China in the early 1900s

Road making in Nanking, China in the early 1900s

Background imageNanjing Collection: Nanjing bamboo plantation, China

Nanjing bamboo plantation, China

Background imageNanjing Collection: San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Qin Lan

San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Qin Lan
SPAIN. Donostia. Chinese actress Qin Lan poses at Kursaal Palace after the screening Lu Chan's film City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing!). 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival

Background imageNanjing Collection: San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Lu Chan

San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Lu Chan
SPAIN. Donostia. Chinese director Lu Chan poses at Kursaal Palace after the screening of his film City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing!). 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival

Background imageNanjing Collection: San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Liu Ye

San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. Liu Ye
SPAIN. Donostia. Chinese actor Liu Ye poses at Kursaal Palace after the screening Lu Chan's film City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing!). 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival

Background imageNanjing Collection: San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. City of Life and Death

San Sebastiᮮ Festival 2009. City of Life and Death
SPAIN. Donostia. Chinese actress Qin Lan is flanked by film director Lu Chan and actor Liu Ye, as they pose at Kursaal Palace after the screening their film City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing)

Background imageNanjing Collection: Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China

Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNanjing Collection: Signing the Treaty of Nankin (Nanking, Nanjing), ending the First Opium War

Signing the Treaty of Nankin (Nanking, Nanjing), ending the First Opium War, 29 August 1842. Date: 1842

Background imageNanjing Collection: Ming tombs, Nanjing, China c. 1890 s

Ming tombs, Nanjing, China c. 1890 s
Ming tombs, Nanjing, China c.1890 s. The first Ming emperor (Hongwu) was buried at Nanjing, subsequent emperors were buried close to Beijing

Background imageNanjing Collection: Stone Elephants, Ming tombs, Nanjing, China, c. 1890

Stone Elephants, Ming tombs, Nanjing, China, c. 1890
Stone Elephants, Ming tombs, Nanjing, China, c.1890

Background imageNanjing Collection: Lloyd Road and Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China

Lloyd Road and Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China
19th century vintage photograph: large crowd on the corner of Lloyd Road and Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China

Background imageNanjing Collection: Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China

Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China
Vintage c.1920s photograph: Nanking, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China

Background imageNanjing Collection: Ming tombs, Nanjing, China

Ming tombs, Nanjing, China - The Ming Xiaoling ( Filial mausoleum of Ming ) is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty

Background imageNanjing Collection: Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen

Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen
Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum and Remembrance Hall of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1886-1925). Chinese politician, physician and philosopher who provisionally served as the first president of the Republic of

Background imageNanjing Collection: Octagonal nine-story porcelain tower in Nanjing

Octagonal nine-story porcelain tower in Nanjing (Nanking), China. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageNanjing Collection: Street in Nanjing, China, 1830s

Street in Nanjing, China, 1830s
Street in Nanjing (Nanking), China, with its houses and storefronts decorated with white tiles and whitewash, flagpoles and banners

Background imageNanjing Collection: Statues on the Sacred Way - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China

Statues on the Sacred Way - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China
Statues at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1920s

Background imageNanjing Collection: Hankou, China - The HMS Gnat in harbour

Hankou, China - The HMS Gnat in harbour
Hankou (one of the three cities whose merging formed modern-day Wuhan), China - The HMS Gnat (T60) (a Royal Navy Insect class gunboat) in harbour

Background imageNanjing Collection: Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Camel Statues

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Camel Statues
Statues of Camels - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Background imageNanjing Collection: Twin Elephant statues at Nanjing, China

Twin Elephant statues at Nanjing, China
Twin stone Elephant statues close to the Ming Tomb at Nanjing, China. The Xiaoling Tomb in Nanjing is the final resting place of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming dynasty, who ruled China from 1368-1398

Background imageNanjing Collection: Gateway, Nanking (Nanjing) China, circa 1890

Gateway, Nanking (Nanjing) China, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNanjing Collection: The Mausoleum of Sun Yat Sen - Nanjing, China

The Mausoleum of Sun Yat Sen - Nanjing, China
The 360 steps leading up to the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen s, situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin in Nanjing, Peoples Republic of China

Background imageNanjing Collection: Chinese Street Scene

Chinese Street Scene
A shopping street scene in Peking (now Beijing) or Nanking (now Nanjing). Date: 1752

Background imageNanjing Collection: Chinese flag, womens shoes, Porcelain Pagoda

Chinese flag, womens shoes, Porcelain Pagoda at Nanking (Nanjing).. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageNanjing Collection: HMS Suffolk with destroyer and gunboat, Nanking, China

HMS Suffolk with destroyer and gunboat, Nanking, China
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser, with destroyer D07 and a gunboat on the south bank of the Yangtze River at Nanking (Nanjing), China. Date: circa 1929

Background imageNanjing Collection: Boy Scouts painting totem pole, Nanking, China

Boy Scouts painting totem pole, Nanking, China
Boy Scouts painting a totem pole at a national rally in Nanking (Nanjing), China. The pole symbolises comradeship. Date: 1937

Background imageNanjing Collection: Boy Scouts perform Devil Dances, Nanking, China

Boy Scouts perform Devil Dances, Nanking, China
Boy Scouts performing Devil Dances at a national rally in Nanking (Nanjing), China. They are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Republic. Date: 1937

Background imageNanjing Collection: Statues on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China

Statues on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNanjing Collection: Statue on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China

Statue on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China
Camel statue on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNanjing Collection: Japanese armoured vehicles

Japanese armoured vehicles
Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles on the road to Nanking. Date: 1937

Background imageNanjing Collection: Japanese attack Nanking

Japanese attack Nanking
Japanese artillery shell Nanking (Nanjing) from a street facing the South Gate, with infantry waiting to move in to the city. Date: 1937

Background imageNanjing Collection: China Nanjing

China Nanjing
River Chang (formerly Yangtse) at Nanjing, showing the bridge and the Porcelain Pagoda, the Temple of Gratitude, which will be heavilg damaged in 19th century wars. Date: circa 1835

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Entrance to the Nanjing College

China - Shanghai - Entrance to the Nanjing College Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - General View

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - General View Date: circa 1907

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Tea House

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Tea House Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Looking down the street

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Looking down the street. Date: circa 1930

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Rickshaws and shops

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Rickshaws and shops Date: circa 1907

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - At night

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - At night Date: circa 1920s

Background imageNanjing Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road Date: circa 1905

Background imageNanjing Collection: Shanghai, China - The Nanjing Road at Night

Shanghai, China - The Nanjing Road at Night
Shanghai, China - The Nanjing Road at night - one of the main shopping street of Shanghai and is one of the worlds busiest shopping streets. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNanjing Collection: Rickshaw on the Nanjing Road (The Maloo) - Shanghai, China

Rickshaw on the Nanjing Road (The Maloo) - Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1920

Background imageNanjing Collection: Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues
Soldier Statues - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Background imageNanjing Collection: Statue on the Divine Road - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China

Statue on the Divine Road - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China
Statue at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNanjing Collection: Stele-carrying turtle - Ming Tombs Nanjing, China

Stele-carrying turtle - Ming Tombs Nanjing, China
Stele-carrying turtle at the Ming Dynasty Tombs Nanjing, China Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNanjing Collection: Nanjing Tower

Nanjing Tower
The porcelain tower at Nanjing (formerly Nanking) : it was largely destroyed by Taeping rebels in the 1850s but is currently under reconstruction

Background imageNanjing Collection: Key Buildings 1850 / World

Key Buildings 1850 / World
A comparative view of the principle buildings of the World in 1850 including the High Level Bridge - St Peters Rome - The Great Pyramid - The Porcelain Pagoda in Nanjing



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