CATEGORY
Images
INSTITUTION
University of Bristol
ACCESS
open access
URL
https://hpcbristol.net/
DESCRIPTION
Historical Photographs of China (HPC) is a free online database hosted by the University of Bristol containing over 21,000 images primarily from collections in the UK and Europe. The project aggregates and provides access to historical photographs of China from numerous archives, libraries, museums, and private collections, making geographically dispersed materials accessible through a single searchable platform. The collection spans the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries, and include urban and rural scenes, daily life, architecture, landscapes, cultural practices, political events, foreign settlements, and missionary activities. The platform includes metadata, contextual information, and links to original holding institutions.
SOURCE LIST
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
TAGS
LAST MODIFIED
2026-01-16