Ernst Boerschmann's Pictures of China Photo Gallery by Paul Dudley at pbase.com

Ernst Boerschmann's Pictures of China

These pictures are copied from "Picturesque China - Architecture and Landscape - A Journey through Twelve Provinces"
by Ernst Boerschmann, published 1923, I think. I know PBase is meant for original work, but Boerschmann's work will
be interesting to some people, and possibly hard to find in other places. Google for "Boerschmann China" for more info.

Click on one of the small images below to see some of the pictures taken by Boerschmann in that province.
The numbers in the titles are the original page numbers, and the titles, captions and locations are those
given by Boerschmann. I have preserved his way of spelling Chinese and his sometimes quaint English.

2018 note: Having become more fussy in my old age, and better with GIMP, and having more
spare time, I have gone through these pictures one at a time and made them look better.

For for my own pictures taken in China in 2003, look at: https://pbase.com/lambsfeathers/os_china

Chihli province (50 pictures)	Shantung province (17 pictures)	Shansi province (26 pictures)	Shensi province (17 pictures)
Szechúan province (76 pictures)	Hupei province (4 pictures)	Hunan province (17 pictures)	Kuangsi province (16 pictures)
Kuangtung province (18 pictures)	Fukien province (12 pictures)	Kiangsu province (3 pictures)	Chekiang province (31 pictures)

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itohan		12-Jun-2007 20:09
Thanks for posting these photos. I study German colonial architecture (1884-1914) and have found these images useful in getting a sense of existing architecture in China upon the arrival of Germans in Qingdao.

Edward B. Chan		20-Sep-2006 23:14
Dear Paul, Thank you so much for your work in presenting these photographs of Boerschmann's. I have been traveling to China (my ancestoral home) twice a year for the past five years. My wife and I seek out places that have not be influenced by western culture. Since we don't have a language barrier, we're able to go to many isolated places. Still, the country has changed. I carry around a 5x7 view camera, and try to capture that which Mr Boerchman saw. Paul, what you are sharing are very precious to me. Sincerely, Thank you, Eddie

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