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Overview

The following 6 galleries represent Mona Serageldin’s 35mm film slide collection on housing typologies and Islamic architecture, as arranged in slide case M41, “China,” consisting of color photographs of Beijing and western China.

The collection covers residential contexts, primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, as well as Xi’an and Beijing, from a Serageldin’s visit there in November 1981. The photographs document Islamic architecture and village life in Central Asia, as well as historic districts and landmarks throughout China.

Gallery 1 covers a variety of locations in China, while Gallery 2 shows Beijing, and Galleries 3-6 cover locations in western and northwestern China.

Related materials

Related image collections:

• MSDA Photograph Collection M10: China (1988-2004)

Galleries

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GALLERY M41-1: China (November 1981)

116 images

Photographs broadly of China from November 1981, including Beijing, Xi’an, and unspecified locations in northwestern Xinjiang. Images show views from a tour boat, portraits of Mona Serageldin and others, general residential and temple views, and aerial views. Two later sections cover cave dwellings, or farmers’ caves, including commune buildings, schools, and surrounding villages.

Gallery M41-1. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

GALLERY M41-2: Beijing, China (November 1981)

103 images

This gallery covers the capital city of Beijing in northern China from November 1981. It covers general views, residential areas, and historic landmarks around the city. These latter locations include the Great Wall, the Ming tombs, the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace, and the Niujie Mosque. It also shows village and commune housing near Beijing. Views include streetscapes, building exteriors, river landscapes, and overviews of architecture.

Gallery M41-2. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

GALLERY M41-3: Xi’an, China (November 1981)

127 images

This gallery covers Xi’an, the capital city of the Shaanxi province in western China, from November 1981. Photographs show the Huaqing Pool and nearby villages and temples, including hot springs and Huaqing Palace, old housing, the Islamic quarter housing and Friday prayer, and a mosque. Views include overviews of landscapes and villages, streetscapes, building facades, and housing interiors.

Gallery M41-3. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

GALLERY M41-4: Ürümqi, China (November 1981)

34 images

This gallery covers the city of Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China from November 1981. Photographs show general views of the town, a mosque, and housing. Views include exteriors of commercial and residential buildings, transportation, construction, streetscapes, and house facades and courtyard areas.

Gallery M41-4. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

GALLERY M41-5: Turpan, China (November 1981)

91 images

Photographs of the city of Turpan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China from November 1981. The gallery covers historic landmarks in the area, including landscapes along the Silk Road, the Emin Mosque and Minaret, and mud villages. Views include natural landscapes, streetscapes, exteriors of mosque and housing, and portraits of residents.

Gallery M41-5. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

GALLERY M41-6: Kashgar, China (November 1981)

180 images

Photographs of the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China from November 1981. The gallery covers mud villages, housing, mosques, markets and a kindergarten. It also shows the Aba Khoja Mausoleum architecture and grounds. Views include general views of village and residential areas, exteriors of houses and other buildings, interior and courtyard views, portraits of community members, streetscapes, and landscapes.

Gallery M41-6. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized April 2022.

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