Resembles the view into the courtyard from Qing Emperor Kangxi's palace. Just imagine two Qing imperial guards standing outide the doors with their blue robes, red hats, and holding spears with red lace wrapped around the base of their blades.
Kangxi was the last great Emperor of China, unified almost all of the country, defeated two Mongol invasions, one in 1675 and another one in 1710. After his death in 1750, corrupt monarchs would open the country to Western imperialism, extortion, drug trade, and sex trade during the 1800s, followed by capitalist revolution in 1911, a devastating invasion by the Japanese Empire in 1937, finally a People's Revolution from 1946-1949, and the Communist Party finally established control and order again.
Makes me wonder, so many people sacrificed themselves to install a powerful Republic, Kangxi was the last greatest ruler until the People established an agrarian and industrial republic in 1949.
Once again.....If I don't know about this picture, I would definitely assume this is China again, it looks exactly like an apartment building in Chiu'Shu, suburbs of Pudong distrct, Shanghai City. Especially the buildings around Loyang Road, the main highway that connects the city with Pudong International Airport.
It really resembles the buildings in my hometown of Shanghai China, in the Szechuan Road District, filled with wonton soup restaurants, and electric trolley cars. Only thing missing from this pic is the trolley cables, and the wonton shops, and the hot summer haze.
No, this was once the largest TB hospital in the USA for a while... I haven't posted much information about this location to keep the place on the down-low.
Not only adults were in the TB hospital. There were also children.Once you were in the hospital, it was rair if you left. Some patients even became crippled from TB. Because of this they had to were painful devices,like leg braces. You can still hear moning and crying down the halls. Many patients had died here before becoming even a little better. This TB hospital was over crowed. There were patients in the halls. Supplies were limited and not all of the patients recieved treatment.
Kangxi was the last great Emperor of China, unified almost all of the country, defeated two Mongol invasions, one in 1675 and another one in 1710. After his death in 1750, corrupt monarchs would open the country to Western imperialism, extortion, drug trade, and sex trade during the 1800s, followed by capitalist revolution in 1911, a devastating invasion by the Japanese Empire in 1937, finally a People's Revolution from 1946-1949, and the Communist Party finally established control and order again.
Makes me wonder, so many people sacrificed themselves to install a powerful Republic, Kangxi was the last greatest ruler until the People established an agrarian and industrial republic in 1949.