19th century China Fotos on sale in England

comtec

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Mon Apr-20-09 05:08 AM
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19th century China Fotos on sale in England

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8007041.stm

I wasn't sure this deserved to be in late Breaking news, but these pictures are AMAZING!

And beautiful.

They are from the 1800's and are a rare view of China from back then.

I hope you enjoy.

We like to bash (modern) China, and for good reasons.

But China is a beautiful, ancient, and rich culture, that we often overlook at our anger of shipping jobs there for pennies on the 10's of dollars.

So that's my take. Please enjoy the photos at link.

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MADem

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Mon Apr-20-09 05:09 AM
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1. I saw those. Fascinating--the bound foot, was something. NT

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dipsydoodle

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Mon Apr-20-09 05:40 AM
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2. Bound foot

is alleged to be the true origin of the story of Cinderella.

Yes - all beautiful pictures and they're here in London, almost opposite Euston Station which is just a short drive away. Might mosey down for look see.

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tekisui

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Mon Apr-20-09 07:06 AM
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3. Amazing. Thanks for posting.

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