A 1990s Chinese studio gimmick: dress-up family photos. One portrait, half a modern epic — told through the clothes they wore. Can you tell which era each outfit belongs to?

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A 1990s Chinese studio gimmick: dress-up family photos. One portrait, half a modern epic — told thr…

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    Step back into the 1940s: Dutch diplomat and Orientalist Robert van Gulik—better known to his Chinese friends as “Gao Luopei”—poses with his wife, Shui Shifang, both radiant in tr…

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    Step back into the 1940s: Dutch diplomat and Orientalist Robert van Gulik—bette…
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    Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing, around 1930. The text on the archway (pailou) reads "Natural Museum" (天然博物院). To the left was the Agricultural Experimental Farm—the predecessor of to…

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    Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing, around 1930. The text on the archway (pailou) read…
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    A 2,300-year-old liquid wine, preserved in full! 🏺✨ Uncovered from a Warring States Qin tomb in Guyuan, Ningxia, China, this ancient bronze pot contained a massive 3,740 ml of liq…

    Tong Bingxue 仝冰雪 @tongbingxue ·
    A 2,300-year-old liquid wine, preserved in full! 🏺✨ Uncovered from a Warring St…
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    44 years, same shore, same love. ❤️

    Tong Bingxue 仝冰雪 @tongbingxue ·
    44 years, same shore, same love. ❤️
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    Kids in Shanghai's American Dream Park, 1997, by Martin Parr . As China's very first true theme park, it was built in 1996, closed down in 2001, and is now mostly demolished.

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    Kids in Shanghai's American Dream Park, 1997, by Martin Parr . As China's very…
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    Sights and sounds of Beijing, 1985, DiAnMenWai Street地安门外大街, filmed by Ulrike Ottinger. I first came to Beijing in 1987 for college, moving here from Hebei. It looked pretty much…

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