What is the daily life of the late Qing Dynasty under the lens of British photographers?

Isabella Lucy Bird, a British female photographer and one of the top 100 explorers in the world, collected images of China in the late Qing Dynasty. Contains 60 photos with detailed English introductions, covering cities including Beijing, Chengdu, Shenyang, Chongqing, Wanxian, Hangzhou, Fuzhou and Shanghai.

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Photographer, geographer? Isabella Lucy Bird, a pioneer in the field of documentary photography, was also one of the first photographers who went to the Far East to record the cultural customs and natural landscapes of various places with photos. Thomson was born into a family of tobacco merchants. 1965- 1950 entered a factory producing optical instruments as an apprentice in the early 1950s. At the same time, through two years of night school study, he learned some basic knowledge of natural philosophy, mathematics and chemistry, and mastered photography technology.

From 1867 to 10, he moved to Hong Kong and began several crucial years in his photography career. "Thomson of China" became famous, and "China of Thomson" appeared in front of readers. 188 1 was appointed as a royal photographer by Queen Victoria in.

Under his lens, the devastated late Qing government was dying in loneliness. Beijing, the capital, is also desolate.