Description
Not your typical photo book!
Meet the people of old Hong Kong through these rare photos, dating from the 1950s right back to the 1880s. There are cobblers, conjurors, compradores, croquet players, soldiers, sailors, Scottish golfers, hawkers, a Hungarian motorcyclist, and more! Who among them called Hong Kong ‘home’? Join David to find out, as he uncovers clues in the photos’ details that reveal each person’s story.
David runs Gwulo.com, the award-winning local history website with over 30,000 photos of old Hong Kong.
- “In this latest selection from Gwulo.com’s inexhaustible trove of old photos, David continues to find life and meaning in the most unlikely places. This is a brilliantly sympathetic exploration of the people, professions and communities who made Hong Kong work.” — Christopher Munn, co-editor of Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography
- “In his fifth volume of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, acclaimed historian David Bellis looks at the most important part of any society: its people. From all walks of life, here they are – young and old, rich and poor, local and foreign – all breathing life and energy into this place that so many have called ‘home’.” — Prof. John Carroll, author of A Concise History of Hong Kong, Department of History, University of Hong Kong
About the author
David Bellis loves putting old Hong Kong photographs under the magnifying glass to uncover their hidden secrets and discover their stories. He shares what he finds through his website, his books, and a series of illustrated talks.
His website, www.Gwulo.com, hosts a lively community of people who are interested in Hong Kong’s history. It is also a valuable historical resource in its own right, hosting over 34,000 pages, including over 20,000 photos.
You can sign up for David’s free weekly e-mail newsletter at www.Gwulo.com/subscribe or get notified of new issues via Twitter @Gwulo or Facebook.com/Gwulo
David is originally from Wales, first visited Hong Kong in 1989, and has lived there since 1992. He hated history lessons at school and studied computer science. But apart from the odd bit of computer programming to keep the website running, he now spends most of his time writing about history. It’s a funny old life!
