CHINA FOLIO Chronicle
Photographs, Nov.–Dec. 2015
The Revolution of 1911 Museum, Wuhan. This diorama depicts negotiation of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United States and China—Final Protocol for the Settlement of the Disturbances of 1900. Also known as the Boxer Protocol, the reparations agreement for the Eight-Nation Alliance was signed by the Qing imperial court on Sep. 7, 1901 in the Spanish legation of Beijing.
The Revolution of 1911 Museum, Wuhan. A diorama of 13 year-old Sun Yat-sen and his mother, known as Lady Yang, aboard the steamship Grannoch cycles through day and nighttime lighting. After the journey from Macao to Honolulu, Sun stayed with his older brother Sun Mei in Hawaii from 1878-1883 and excelled in English schooling.
The Revolution of 1911 Museum, Wuhan. Qing Emperor Puyi is represented with Empress Dowager Cixi sitting in shadow behind him.