AmCham China, Tianjin, together with German Chamber of Commerce in Tianjin, invite the author Mr. Thomas Brandt to take you on a journey deep into Chinese history with the presentation of one of the world’s greatest postcard collections. Illuminating explanations and information accompany this journey of fascinating ancient Chinese culture and rituals. Listen to stories of the past, learn about early international trade and cultural exchanges, or simply watch stunning pictures, lithographs and metal engravings from the 16th to the 19th century illustrating life in “China in Those days”.
In his presentation Mr. Brandt uses pictures from his collection of around 49.000 postcards and view cards from the years 1890 to 1914. His collection presents a photographic report of the political upheavals in China of the Qing Dynasty. It furthermore visualizes the phenomenon of oversea Chinese, which is still of high relevance in recent history. The historical pictures take you to a journey to the early 20th century in China, an era when it was a privilege to send or receive postcards from an country as far away as China.