Tea sellers in one of the courtyards of the Forbidden City, Peking (Beijing), 1917. Republican
Tea sellers in one of the courtyards of the Forbidden City, Peking (Beijing), 1917. Republican flags are prominently positioned.This image may be related to the events of July 1917 when a brief and failed attempt was made by monarchist warlords led by General Zhang Xun to restore the last emperor Pu Yi to the throne. They were swiftly defeated by Republican troops, however the event further damaged the already weakened Beiyang government, which finally fell in 1928. -- source link
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