Everything tagged: Canton

Bit of a longshot, but does anyone have any old images of Canton (Guangzhou)? My grandmother was born in Canton in 1940 and lived there until she fled to Hong Kong aged 20. She described her family home and her grandmother's home. The latter in particular sounds amazing! So spacious. Her grandmother (born in the 1880s) had plenty of land and money before the Second Sino-Japanese War, WW2 and communism destroyed their lives. The entire family ended up living in poverty. My Nana watched several family members die of starvation. My Nana was an incredibly sickly child due to starvation.

Hi everyone! A few questions. How would someone travel from Canton to Hong Kong in the late 50s-early 60s? Which ports in Canton and HK would have been used? My grandma moved to HK in 1961 aged 20. She worked as an accountant at a factory that made leather gloves - any ideas of where abouts this factory would have been?

Also, does anyone have any pictures/experience of living in an apartment at that time, and what were they like? I know most people here are probably white middle class, but I am interested in seeing apartments that the Chinese would have lived in.

Hello,

I need help in deciphering the difference between what was called the "Union Theological Seminary" in Canton, and the "Canton Christian College", named as such until 1927 when it became Lingnan University.  I have not been able to identify the attached photos that is labelled "Union Theological Seminary, Canton".  Does this institution still exist or did it merge with Canton Christian College?  Your. assistance is welcome.  Thank you!

See photos here:

https://catalog.gcah.org/omeka/items/show/2835