Stunning array of photos of China from more than 100 years ago (22 Pics)
The Tibetan princess
A woman from Hong Kong
Wrestlers. Northern China
Kids playing
Sword swallower
Porters with bales of tea, Sichuan Province, 1908
Gate in Beijing
Prisoner Boxers, 1901
Old Taoist
"And thou shalt be like a real Manchurian"
Road spirits tombs of the Ming Dynasty stone figures of animals and people
The figure of the general. Ming Tombs
Great Wall of China, shot in 1907
Manchu ladies.
Han girls - note the bound feet
Musicians from Hong Kong, 1901
The streets of Canton
Wang Chung - last empress of China
Chinese torture
Wanrong's full birth name was Gobulo Wanrong (郭布羅·婉容); she is referred to as simply Wanrong because Manchus were usually referred to by their given names only. Her courtesy name was Muhong (慕鴻) and her art name was Zhilian. She also adopted a Western name, Elizabeth, which was inspired by Elizabeth I of England.
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