Front of Kwan-Yin Temple, Hong-Kong; A Mendicant Priest; A Street in Hong-Kong; Opium-Smoking in a Restaurant

1868

Capturing scenes of daily life in colonial Hong Kong, these four vignettes showcase Thomson's pioneering documentary photography that brought Victorian audiences intimate glimpses of Chinese urban culture and religious practices.

Medium: Collotype, pl. IX from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)

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Front of Kwan-Yin Temple, Hong-Kong; A Mendicant Priest; A Street in Hong-Kong; Opium-Smoking in a Restaurant

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