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The late photographer Fan Ho visited Hong Kong in the early 1950s and captured rare images of the bustling city in the last century.
At this time, Hong Kong was still under British rule. The Korean War broke out, virtually freezing all Chinese business and exports, severely damaging Hong Kong's economy.
Many of the bustling areas of Hong Kong today were once home to low-income Chinese communities in the 1950s. At that time, Hong Kong's population was around 3 million.
Fan Ho often captures everyday moments of the people of Hong Kong in his photographs.
People were bustling about buying things at the market.
The streets were quite sparsely populated back then, and the people were impoverished. The photo shows the street with the highest concentration of poor people in Hong Kong.
The fishermen are preparing to set sail to fish.
A lone figure rows a boat as Hong Kong is flooded.
The photograph most accurately depicts Hong Kong at the time, a blend of traditional Eastern influences and the modern Western world.
This unique photograph was captured using a light layering technique, combining two scenes together.
Bo Di
- Source: Insider
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