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RMKWD254–Civilian women were exposed to danger as they supported the foreign legations defenders. The siege in Beijing lasted from June 20 to August 15, 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC 2017 20 15)
RM2FM521T–Inner Court of the Palace at Peking: from the book An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China, by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669
RM2B015GJ–China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961). Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the Guanghe Theatre in 1904 when he was 10 years old. In his 50-year stage career, he maintained strong continuity while always working on new techniques. His most famous roles were those of female characters; skillful portrayal of women won him international acclaim. He also played an important part in continuing the performance tradition of Kunqu.
RMFF8KRP–ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY. /nObservatory at Peking, China. French engraving, 1747, after an engraving from Le Comte's 'Voyage au Chine,' 1698.
RMKWD286–Chinese Christians fleeing Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion. In May 1900, the xenophobic, anti-European, anti-Christian Boxers took control of Beijing, threatening violence and death to Chinese Christians. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC 2017 20 4)
RM2FM521F–City walls of Peking (Beijing) and landscape: from the book An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China, by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669
RM2B015GX–China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961). Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the Guanghe Theatre in 1904 when he was 10 years old. In his 50-year stage career, he maintained strong continuity while always working on new techniques. His most famous roles were those of female characters; skillful portrayal of women won him international acclaim. He also played an important part in continuing the performance tradition of Kunqu.
RMD3D67N–Accurate map of all provinces of China made by the Dutch ambassadors in their journey from Batavia to Peking 1700
RMHD5E83–THE ROAD TO CHINA, Bob Hope, Chao-Li Chi, at Democracy Wall in Peking, NBC, aired September 16, 1979
RMERGPDN–Chang Ji -Men, outer city wall, Peking, China. Street scene, donkeys and carts. Donkeys feeding.
RMB3NH2M–PEKING Stilt walkers provide entertainment as Chinese Communist troops enter Peking (now Beijing) in 1949
RMG16EBP–Entitled: 'The Allied Armies launch a general offensive on Pekin Castle.' Shows American, British, and Japanese troops storming Peking, August 14, 1900. In June 1900, Boxer forces and Imperial Chinese troops besieged foreign diplomats, citizens and soldie
RMKWD265–Ruins around the foreign legations in Beijing after the Boxer Rebellion. After the foreign quarters rescue in on August 15, 1900, the area was burned in the fighting and looting that followed the Allied occupation of the city. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC 2017 20 17)
RMFFDT2T–PEKING: PALACE WOMEN. /nManchu ladies of the palace, Peking, China. Photographed c1910-1925.
RM2B015H6–China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961). Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the Guanghe Theatre in 1904 when he was 10 years old. In his 50-year stage career, he maintained strong continuity while always working on new techniques. His most famous roles were those of female characters; skillful portrayal of women won him international acclaim. He also played an important part in continuing the performance tradition of Kunqu.
RM2CB8331–AEROFLOT Vintage 1950's Russian CCCP Soviet USSR AEROFLOT MOSCOW - PEKING destination promotion poster airline lithograph in colour 1959,
RMKWD27T–The Eight-Nation Alliance assembled in Beijing following the defeat of the Boxer Rebellion. Within historic grounds of the Forbidden City in Peking, China, the Allies celebrated victory on Nov. 28, 1900. Immediately identifiable flags in picture: Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Japan (BSLOC 2017 20 31)
RM2B015H2–China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961), c. 1920-1929. Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the Guanghe Theatre in 1904 when he was 10 years old. In his 50-year stage career, he maintained strong continuity while always working on new techniques. His most famous roles were those of female characters; skillful portrayal of women won him international acclaim. He also played an important part in continuing the performance tradition of Kunqu.
RMBWN9N4–China Asia Beijing Peking April 2008 International airport Terminal 3 new modern architecture Norman Foster
RMBWN9MC–China Asia Peking Beijing Beijing Tian'anmen April 2008 Tiananmen Gate party group Chinese tourists portra
RMG1CBKN–Engraving of the Great Viceroy of Peking, Yuan Shih-Kai reviewing his cavalry. Dated 19th Century
RMKWD25H–British and Sikh soldiers reached the embattled diplomatic community in Beijing on Aug. 15, 1900. They entered quietly through a sluice gate beneath the Tartar Wall, while other Allied forces attacked the main gates. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC 2017 20 16)
RMFFT9AC–PEKING: TEMPLE OF HEAVEN. /nA view of the Temple of Heaven in Peking, China. Photographed c1970.
RM2B015H5–China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961), c. 1920-1929. Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the Guanghe Theatre in 1904 when he was 10 years old. In his 50-year stage career, he maintained strong continuity while always working on new techniques. His most famous roles were those of female characters; skillful portrayal of women won him international acclaim. He also played an important part in continuing the performance tradition of Kunqu.
