Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Authors on Asia: Old Beijing: Postcards from the Imperial City
Author Felicitas Titus will discuss and show the collection of vintage postcards featuring old images of the Imperial City.
When:
February 2, 2014 2:00pm to January 1, 1999 12:00am
Where
Felicitas Titus will discuss and show images from her book Old Beijing: Postcards from the Imperial City. Camel trains arriving at a city gate; the distinctive architecture of the Forbidden City, its pogodas, imperial buildings and temples; Manchu fashion, the Empress Dowager and the child emperor Puyi; street performers and foreign tourists - all come to life again in this extaordinary collection of rare and vintage postcards. Old Beijing offers a unique look at a vanished China and its storied capital.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Light refreshments.
RSVP to the museum store at (626) 449-2742 ext. 20.
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