The Fight For The Republic in China by B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale
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The Funeral of Yuan Shih-kai: The Catafalque over the Coffin on its way to the Railway Station The Funeral of Yuan Shih-kai: The Procession passing down the great Palace Approach with the famous Ch'ien Men (Gate) in the distance An Encampment of "The Punitive Expedition" of 1916 on the Upper Yangtsze (_By courtesy of Major Isaac Newell, U.S. Military Attaché_.) Revival of the Imperialistic Worship of Heaven by Yuan Shih-kai in 1914: Scene on the Altar of Heaven, with Sacrificial Officers clothed in costumes dating from 2,000 years ago. A Manchu Country Fair: The figures in the foreground are all Manchu Women and Girls A Manchu Woman grinding Grain Silk-reeling done in the open under the Walls of Peking Modern Peking: A Run on a Bank The Re-opening of Parliament on August 1st, 1916, after three years of dictatorial rule The Original Constitutional Drafting Committee of 1913, photographed on the Steps of the Temple of Heaven, where the Draft was completed |
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