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1912 Christmas Card

1912 Christmas Card
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, December 25, 1912

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Hi there,

I tend to believe this set of photo is staged.  Period Qing male hairstyle would have shaved quite a bit more towards, or even a bit beyond one's ears.   There are examples from famous people like 粱啟超 (Liang qichao, or Leung Kai Chiu in Cantonese).  Mr Liang's photo should give you some idea.

Thanks & Best Regards,

T

Hi Thomas,

I agree. I guess by the time these photos were taken in 1912, the shaved forehead was already out of fashion.

Regards, David

liang_qi_chao_.jpg
liang_qi_chao_.jpg, by simtang

By the way, this guy was involved in a political struggle between the "emperor's gang" and "empress dowager's gang". He belonged to the former. When the empress dowager emerged as the winner, she had the emperor locked up and the gang persecuted. He had to flee to Japan. Photo on the right was taken in 1903 in Japan.

The guy was also a famous chinese literary figure. Many of his works were included in the syllabus of the Hong Kong certificate of education exam. Item number 2 and 10 below are some examples from the 1966 syllabus.

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1966_cert_exam_chin_paper_info.png
1966_cert_exam_chin_paper_info.png, by simtang

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