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Portraits of change

2012-05-21 18:55

By (China Daily)

An ardent historical photo collector has published the portraits of a man who had his picture taken every year from 1907-68, some of China’s most important years. TV producer Tong Bingxue, 43, says the man in the photo album had his portrait taken by photo studios during the years that saw the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Republic of China (1912-49), the turbulence of wars, the founding of New China and the early days of the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).

 

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