In BBC2’s The Story of China, Michael Wood has explored the history of the China – “the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China’s distinctive character and genius over four thousand years”. The excellent and beautifully photographed series is well worth viewing.
For a short time, the programmes are available on BBC iPlayer at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ymzy7
Historical Photographs of China contributed four images relating to modernism, to the final episode, The Age of Revolution, including a photograph of Fu Bingchang and a photograph by Fu Bingchang of Lan Yezhen in a 1937 Buick.
Lan Yezhen in a 1937 Buick. Fu collection, Fu01-011.
Shopping in Shanghai, 1925. Hutchinson collection, Hn06-217.
Nanking Road, Shanghai, 1920s. Lockhart collection, HPC ref tbc.
Fu Bingchang, 1920s. Fu collection, Fu-n110.