Newspaper print of Chinese porters coaling the steamer in Hong Kong
Between 1847 and 1874, up to 500,000 Chinese labourers were exported to various British, French, Dutch and Spanish colonies around the world. They were destined to work in plantations or mines, and Hong Kong was a key port for these labourers.The Chinese diaspora led to what was locally known as the ‘Chinese Gold Mountain’. This described the number of firms engaged in banking, transportation and other services related to the trans-pacific trade. This was not restricted to gold, but included the export of prepared opium and other luxury goods for the Chinese diaspora.
william ridley (engraver)(1764 – 1838)
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作品詳細
- 作品名: Newspaper print of Chinese porters coaling the steamer in Hong Kong
- 作家: william ridley (engraver)
- 制作年: 1873
- 作品サイズ: 58.0 x 75.0 cm
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 展示場所: 香港海事博物館
- 色相: Green to Violet Spectrum
- 彩度: Monochromatic


