Island Temple On The River Min Near Foochow, Fukien Province, China, taken some time between 1870-1971.
Arguably one of the most important western photographers to have set foot in China, Scotsman John Thomson’s collection is a tour de force in visual recording of the life and times of the middle kingdom during the late 1800’s. Above is probably one of his most iconic images from that period.
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