Unique American Collection of Photographs from Late Qing

An American university collection of pictures from China’s late Qing and early Republic era (around 1911) has made its rounds on Sina Weibo.

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11 years ago

September 23, 2015

Manya Koetse

An American university collection of pictures from China’s late Qing and early Republic era (around 1911) has made its rounds on Sina Weibo.

The pictures show scenes of people’s everyday life, giving netizens a chance to see what life looked like over a hundred years ago.

Sina News does not write which American university preserved the photographs. To see all of them, scroll through Sina’s slideshow.

– By Manya Koetse

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4 days ago

August 12, 2026

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Welcome to China Trend Watch (Week 32–33 | 2026), where I bring you the latest trends, memes, and debates driving conversation across Chinese social media. I’m Manya Koetse, a sinologist specializing in Chinese digital culture.

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How Chinese AI Videos Turned Foreigners into Villains

How viral AI videos turn racialized outsiders into threats and violent Chinese heroes into defenders of social order, China’s first nationally broadcast AI drama, and why a newspaper is being sold for 50 times its original price.

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2 weeks ago

August 3, 2026

Manya Koetse

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