

This is an extraordinary window on to the heart of cosmopolitan Shanghai, over a hundred years ago, featuring a Nanjing Road bustling with crowds of Chinese, Sikhs and Europeans. It is the only known surviving example of the film reportage shot by British war correspondent Joe Rosenthal during his coverage of the Boxer Rebellion in China between 1900 and 1901.
Nankin Road, Shanghai was directed by Joe Rosenthal.
Nankin Road, Shanghai runs for 1min, and was released in 1901.
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