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Pinyin Collection

Background imagePinyin Collection: Boxer Rebllion, China - German Troops at Battle of Tientsin

Boxer Rebllion, China - German Troops at Battle of Tientsin, July 13th 14th, 1900. A multinational military force, representing the Eight-Nation Alliance

Background imagePinyin Collection: China - Tien Tsin Ruins

China - Tien Tsin Ruins
Lantern slide of Tien Tsin Ruins. The Tientsin Massacre (Tianjin Religious Case), one of the most important missionary incidents of the late Qing Dynasty

Background imagePinyin Collection: China - The Temple of Heaven

China - The Temple of Heaven
Lantern slide of shrine in most northerly building, temple of heaven. The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (pinyin, Tiantan)

Background imagePinyin Collection: Boxer Rebllion, China - British Troops at Battle of Tientsin

Boxer Rebllion, China - British Troops at Battle of Tientsin, July 13th 14th, 1900. A multinational military force, representing the Eight-Nation Alliance

Background imagePinyin Collection: Russian men travelling by rickshaw in Manchuria

Russian men travelling by rickshaw in Manchuria
Two Russian men travelling by rickshaw in Manchuria - now China. Area controlled by Russia between 1896-1924. Possibly at Harbin / Pinyin. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePinyin Collection: View of Harbin, China

View of Harbin, China
Harbin - the largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Russian-controlled from 1896-1924 (hence prevalence of cyrillic text). Many Civil War White Russians ended up living in Harbin

Background imagePinyin Collection: Barber at the trackside - Harbin, China

Barber at the trackside - Harbin, China - formerly Eastern Russia/Manchuria (Pinyin) - under Russian control between 1896-1924. Date: 1909

Background imagePinyin Collection: Chinese Cobbler at Harbin, China (Russia)

Chinese Cobbler at Harbin, China (Russia)
Chinese Cobbler at Harbin, China (Russian territory between 1896-1924). Date: circa 1908

Background imagePinyin Collection: Harbin, China

Harbin, China
Harbin - the largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Lots of connections to Russia (hence cyrillic text on the Sale poster on the side of this bus)


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