Tombs

China - Qingdongling

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July 9th 2008
I visit the Eastern Qing tombs, where several members of the Qing dynasty, (1644-1911) including the tomb of the Empress Dowager Cixi (who controlled the country by using her very young relatives as puppet emporers). The underground palaces containing their coffins are dank and spooky places, eerily lit with green halogen lamps. I begin my obsession with photographing chinese rubbish bins... ... read more

Asia » China » Hebei » Qinhuangdao

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more