Gordon Jones Learning Chinese Language

Title: Gordon Jones Learning Chinese Language
Caption: "Our Hero at Work" Chengtu 1911. The British Museum would doubtless be glad to have this remarkable picture. Notice the reflection in mirror behind of Meuser taking the picture. The gentleman to the right is my Chinese teacher. He has hair foreign style with no queue.
Identifier: JGFA_022
Alternative Identifier: 2
Description: Gordon Jones and his Chinese language teacher sit at a table with books. Gordon is writing with a pen. There is an ornamental fireplace and couch in the room. The back of Gordon's head and Edwin Meuser taking the photo can be seen in the mirror in the background.
Commentary: The queue was mandatory under the Manchu rulers of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore cutting one's queue off was a potent symbol of rebellion during the revolution.
Creator: Edwin Meuser
Date Created: 1911
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1815286/chengdu.html
Original Format: Photographic Print
Source: Jean Good Zamin
Provenance: Barbara Jones Good Family Collection
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2025-06-01
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image