26 Street Photos of China, From 100 Years Ago

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 11/14/2024 in wow

The 1920s were a busy period in Chinese history, as Sun Yat-sen's death in 1925 led to an eventual unified nationalist government under Chiang Kai-shek, and the start of the Second Republic of China.

But while the scale of the late 20s' clashing warlords is comparable to World War I, people went on with their lives as they always have.

Here are 26 photos of regular people on the street in China, around 100 years ago.

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The streets of Peking, (Beijing), 1920s.
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Street scene in Guangzhou, China, 1880.
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The streets of Shanghai, 1930s.
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A busy Treasure Street, Canton, China by Felice Beato, 1860.
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Street of the jewelers in Mukden, China, 1912, colorized.
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Chinese Jews in the courtyard of the Trinity Cathedral in Kaifeng, China; 1924.
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A merchant being pushed in a wheelbarrow down a street in Shanghai. China, 1938.
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Prisoners await their fate during the Great Boxer Uprising of 1900 in China.
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A tea seller, 1906.
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A street scene in Beijing, China, circa 1917.
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Chinese street, 1900.
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Everyday life in Qing Dynasty-Republic of China in the mid-late 1800s.

1.
The streets of Peking, (Beijing), 1920s.
2.
3.
Street scene in Guangzhou, China, 1880.
4.
5.
The streets of Shanghai, 1930s.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A busy Treasure Street, Canton, China by Felice Beato, 1860.
11.
12.
Street of the jewelers in Mukden, China, 1912, colorized.
13.
14.
Chinese Jews in the courtyard of the Trinity Cathedral in Kaifeng, China; 1924.
15.
16.
A merchant being pushed in a wheelbarrow down a street in Shanghai. China, 1938.
17.
18.
Prisoners await their fate during the Great Boxer Uprising of 1900 in China.
19.
20.
21.
22.
A tea seller, 1906.
23.
A street scene in Beijing, China, circa 1917.
24.
Chinese street, 1900.
25.
Everyday life in Qing Dynasty-Republic of China in the mid-late 1800s.