Do you follow Glimpses of Modern China ( 秋海棠民國史地 ) on Facebook? You should, since they post all sorts of interesting images and videos you can teach with. Or that pose interesting research questions.
Did you know that China used to have different time zones? I did not.
Here is a seal captured from a Japanese military unit in 1944. If you are teaching some sort of class where you want to talk about seals as a symbol of authority and authenticity (rather than crowns or signatures or whatever) this would be a good thing to use.
Did you ever mention in class the fact that Sun Yat-sen compared his death to that of Jesus? (I think I got that from Bergere.) Well, here is an illustration
Here is a Chiang Ching-kuo pic I used in class today. Chiang looking like a goofy grandpa, rather than the spartan/fascist look his dad favored.
And here is a parody of his dad’s look
Here is a nice video of communes pledging insane crop yields during the Great Leap
And finally, a couple I can’t figure out how to use. A phonograph picture
And one of the oddest Shanghai advertising posters I have seen. Chinese amazons, I guess.
