Scenic spots in Kwangchow

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Set of eight papercuts
Designer unknown (佚名)
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Scenic spots in Kwangchow. Chinese folk art papercuts of fine grain
Publisher unknown
Call number: PC-PC003 (Private collection)
White paper, scanned against the original red background paper.

Cover

Pearl River, Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou Hotel

Overseas Chinese Hotel

Peasant Movement Institute

Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall

Memorial Park to the Martyrs of the Canton Uprising

Along the Pearl River

Probably Yuexiu Park

Zhenhai Tower

These papercuts show eight 'scenic spots' in Guangzhou (广州, old transcription Kwangchow, formerly known as Canton). It is a mix of memorial sites from the history of the Communist movement, places for sightseeing and recreation, and of course pictures of the monumental riverfront.

Sources:

Iris Wachs, Magical Shapes. Twentieth Century Chinese Papercuts (Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 2004)

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