National Photographic Archive of ChinaⅠ

The photographic archive was established in May 1984. It is the central photographic documents collection house in China that stores pictures of every age in the country since the introduction of photo-taking technology. It is also affiliated to New China News Agency and National Archive of China.

Up to the end of 1990, the National Photographic Archive has collected about 1,400,000 film negatives and 800,000 film copies, which included the time of the late Qing Dynasty and various important events thereafter. You can find invaluable photographs of Qing's Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu, Puyi the last Emperor, the founding father of modern China Dr. Sun Yat-sen and many other celebrities in China's history.