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64: 112:. His photographs are some of the earliest and most thorough photographic records of China and the motion pictures he took are thought to be the earliest motion pictures taken in China. 104:. Armed with what was then state-of-the-art photographic and cinematic equipment, François traveled extensively throughout southern China and eventually followed the 96:
In retirement, he wrote texts elucidating his images. François's work has been an invaluable means of documenting China's state palaces in the last decade of the
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was then known as Yunnan-fu (云南府), and François spent time there and elsewhere in Yunnan working on obtaining a
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He also undertook several exploration trips on major rivers and in eastern
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Auguste François, Yin Xiaojun and Kunming at the end of the Qing Dynasty
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/china-on-film
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and the Association Auguste François. Film archives are held by
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Auguste François, French consul and General Su. Yunnanfu, 1902.
149: 136: 28:; 20 August 1857 – 4 July 1935) was a French 8: 162:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbFG3jC2JlE 156:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Myv-lVKRR8 115:His photo archive is held in France by 23: 7: 14: 154:L'oeil du consul - La Chine 1900 78:from the government to build the 160:Kunming, China 1902 (colorised) 148:Auguste François: Yunnan, China 40:between 1896 and 1904, first in 108:from Yunnan to its terminus in 243:French expatriates in Paraguay 36:between 1893 and 1895 then in 1: 238:20th-century French diplomats 233:19th-century French diplomats 188:Association Auguste François 248:French expatriates in China 150:https://vimeo.com/101076658 56:. In China, he is known as 264: 125:Cinémathèque française 121:Gaumont-Pathe Archives 68: 25:[oɡystfʁɑ̃swa] 218:People from Lunéville 66: 21:French pronunciation: 223:French photographers 203:Photography in China 228:French sinologists 133:Pitt Rivers Museum 69: 255: 186: 27: 22: 17:Auguste François 263: 262: 258: 257: 256: 254: 253: 252: 193: 192: 184: 181: 166:China on Film: 145: 20: 12: 11: 5: 261: 259: 251: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 195: 194: 191: 190: 180: 179:External links 177: 176: 175: 170: 164: 158: 152: 144: 141: 38:southern China 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 260: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 200: 198: 189: 183: 182: 178: 174: 171: 169: 165: 163: 159: 157: 153: 151: 147: 146: 142: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 117:Guimet Museum 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 94: 92: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 65: 61: 59: 55: 51: 48:province and 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 26: 18: 114: 102:Qing dynasty 95: 88: 86:to Kunming. 70: 57: 16: 15: 213:1935 deaths 208:1857 births 185:(in French) 197:Categories 143:References 76:concession 80:rail line 58:Fang Suya 32:first in 110:Shanghai 42:Longzhou 34:Paraguay 106:Yangtze 84:Vietnam 72:Kunming 60:(方苏雅). 50:Kunming 46:Guangxi 98:empire 54:Yunnan 30:consul 91:Tibet 82:from 135:and 129:SOAS 137:BFI 52:in 44:in 199:: 139:. 131:, 127:, 123:, 19:(

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[oɡystfʁɑ̃swa]
consul
Paraguay
southern China
Longzhou
Guangxi
Kunming
Yunnan
Auguste François, French consul and General Su. Yunnanfu, 1902.
Kunming
concession
rail line
Vietnam
Tibet
empire
Qing dynasty
Yangtze
Shanghai
Guimet Museum
Gaumont-Pathe Archives
Cinémathèque française
SOAS
Pitt Rivers Museum
BFI
https://vimeo.com/101076658
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Myv-lVKRR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbFG3jC2JlE
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/china-on-film
Auguste François, Yin Xiaojun and Kunming at the end of the Qing Dynasty
Association Auguste François

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