Rural Chinese setting

Rural Chinese setting

British Columbia
Chinese Immigrants
Chinese Imprints
Chinatown

This wet plate glass negative photo is in good condition despite the rough edges around the image due to the complicated procedures required to maintain pictures in this regard. In the picture of a Chinese settlement we can see a various amount of homes and institutional buildings, akin to the style of infrastructure back in their China. This was due to the 1850s experiencing a large influx of Chinese miners within this region, during the gold rush, whom left a structural and cultural impact within the region. Further evidence of Chinese imprints can be seen from the style of the boats present within the picture resembling traditional Chinese fishing boats. Furthermore, the fact that the settlement is embanked near a stream is because Chinese miners would scan riverbeds for gold and jade, thus making sense for them to establish a settlement near the river.

Moore, Charles Frederick

Royal British Columbia Museum

http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/rural-chinese-setting

1865

Muhammad Ali

BC Archive Collections
002340-0527

N/A

Visual - photograph

19th century British Columbia