Monday, July 8, 2013

Peking Its Reminniscences The View of Old Bejing 1939-1944 Limited Edition 北京の回想 1930年代から1940年代の北京写真集

Title Peking Its Reminiscences
Publication Year 1968
Author Suzuki Shigeyoshi
 
In the postscript to this book,the suthor says,"I travelled to Beijing twice in 1919 and in 1938.I got around the city during school holidays.This city fascinated me.Fortunately,I managed to live here from 1939 to 1944.More than two hundred thousand Japanese people lived there at that time.I took many photos of the city during a work break.I managed to bring them to Japan because they escaped the war damage."