Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991), the hero of this article, began his career in Rotterdam of the China Netherlands Trading Company (HCHC), and then came to work in the Hong...

By sharing a group of old photos of Ningxiang, Hunan, from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, we can see the ruins of Weishan Miyin Temple, Tongqing Temple and Huilon...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:paper Technique: Dimensions:Height: 187 millimetres Width: 108 millimetres Description: Banknote. With envelope with printed inscripti...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:copper alloy Technique: Subjects:mammal Dimensions:Diameter: 23 millimetres Weight: 3.17 grammes Description: Copper alloy coin with 8...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:paper Technique:printed Dimensions:Height: 76 millimetres Width: 146 millimetres Description: Banknote. Obverse in blue; reverse in gr...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:copper alloy Technique: Subjects:mammal Dimensions:Diameter: 23 millimetres Weight: 4.95 grammes Description: Copper alloy coin. (whol...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:porcelain Technique:painted, glazed, Dimensions:Height: 17 centimetres Weight: 772 grammes Width: 12 centimetres Depth: 14 centimetres...

In 1918, Sichuan Image SoldierSidney David Gamble (1890— 1968), an American social economist and photographer, took many precious photos when he visited Sichuan in 1917, whic...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:paper Technique:printed Dimensions:Height: 76 millimetres Width: 126 millimetres Description: Banknote. Printers' specimens - in two p...

Period:Unknown Production date:1918 Materials:copper alloy Technique: Subjects:mammal Dimensions:Diameter: 20 millimetres Weight: 3.22 grammes Description: Copper alloy coin. (whol...