Photography Museum at Longmen Ancient Town

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"Where History Illuminates the Future: Art Revitalizing Countryside"

This museum showcases the evolution of cameras within a 300-year-old Ming-Qing dynasty ancestral hall.

📍 Location: Longmen Ancient Town, Fuyang District, Hangzhou
📸 Theme: "Chronicling Light: From Camera Obscura to Digital Age"

Key Features:
- Exhibits spanning 19th-century daguerreotypes to modern mirrorless cameras
- Working replicas of Eastman Kodak's first wooden cameras
- Interactive zone demonstrating pinhole photography principles

Architectural Note:
Housed in the authentically preserved Shide Tang (Hall of Worldly Virtues), with original moon gates and carved wooden screen walls serving as exhibition spaces.

Visitor Tip:
Combine with strolls through the town's 2,800 preserved Ming-Qing dwellings - one of Jiangnan's best-protected clan villages.

Post by Winnie21 | Jul 24, 2025