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What was China like during the late Qing Dynasty? What did people wear? How did they live? These 30 photographs are windows on a lost world, including this 13-part panorama of the Shanghai Bund.
"It is the only surviving example of this view, what the great city of Shanghai looked like at the moment when it was begining to become an international trading point. And now it's completely unrecognizable."
For decades, Steven Loewentheil has been collecting these photographs captured through the lenses of Chinese and Western photographers. They've been shown together for the first time at this New York exhibition titled: Masterpieces of Early Chinese Photography —one of the highlights of Asia Art Week.
The early days of paper photography date back to the 1850s. And it wasn't until about a decade later when it became commercialized around the world, including in Asia.
"Due to anomalies in history, many of these photographs were destroyed and not too many survived. Those that survived tend to have left China with visitors to China in the 19th century. And those were then dispersed. And it isn't until recent years that people have realized the significance of documenting the glory, the beauty and the culture of China at a very formative period."
Loewentheil says the photographs have artistic as well as historical value.
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清末时期的中国人是什么样的？人们穿什么？怎么生活？这30张照片是通往一个遗失世界的窗口，包括这张上海外滩的部分全景。
“它是这个画面唯一幸存的样本，记录了上海开始成为国际贸易地点时的样子。现在已经完全认不出来了。”
几十年来，史蒂文·罗文戴尔一直在收集中西摄影师所捕捉到的这些画面。这是它们第一次在这个名为“中国早期摄影杰作”（亚洲艺术周亮点之一）的纽约展览会上共同展出。
早期的纸质摄影可以追溯到19世纪50年代。大约十年后，它才在全世界，包括亚洲逐渐商业化。
“历史上的一些异常现象导致很多这类照片都被摧毁了，只有一小部分留存了下来。幸存的照片被19世纪去中国旅行的游客带离了中国。后来它们就分散在各处。直到近年来，人们才意识到记录中国形成阶段的光荣、美丽和文化的重要性。”
罗文戴尔说照片具有艺术和历史价值。
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重点讲解
1.at the moment 此刻，当时
例句：The pilot said that at the moment everything was blacked out for him.
那位驾驶员说当时他眼前一片漆黑。
2.date back to 追溯到，从...开始有
例句：These games date back to the time of serial consoles, mainframes, and minicomputers.
这些游戏的历史可以追溯到串行控制台、大型机和小型机时代。
3.due to 因为，由于
例句：The traffic accident was allegedlydue to negligence.
这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
