"Shanghai (China), man posing with sword and bayonet" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Nov 2021 9:11 p.m. PST |
"Print 1938 c1: The 'big swordsman' was the symbol of the warrior of traditional China. He was brave, agile, and fought his enemy hand-to-hand. He lasted into the twentieth century, gradually accepting the rifle as a weapon for modern warfare. The Japanese invasion of China in 1931 finally convinced the Chinese to discard the outmoded 'big sword,' even as a secondary weapon as here shown during the invasion of Manchuria. Print 1938 c2: The 'spirit of ancient China.' Big swordsmen – great hand-to-hand fighters, in the old traditional manner – with a modernly equipped trooper of Chiang Kai-shek's famed 88th Division. (Photographed in North Station). Print 1938 c3: The spirit of Ancient China! Ancient China--the fellow with the big sword. In the crook of his arm is modern China--the trooper with the steel helmet and modern rifle. Together they oppose Japan…"
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bandit86  | 19 Nov 2021 10:32 p.m. PST |
Always stretch before a battle…very important to be limber :) |
| Cerdic | 20 Nov 2021 7:20 a.m. PST |
I'm interested in the '(China)' in the title. Is there another Shanghai somewhere in the world we might be confusing it with? |
| whill4 | 20 Nov 2021 8:10 a.m. PST |
Yes there are. There are towns named Shanghai in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, and Alabama. There is also a Shanghai in North Korea and one in the Netherlands. |
| Tango01 | 20 Nov 2021 3:46 p.m. PST |
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| Cerdic | 21 Nov 2021 2:03 a.m. PST |
Thanks whill4. I suspected there may be another in the US (you guys have got a lot of previous when it comes to nickin' names!), but I'm surprised by how many there are. Also. The Netherlands! Weird… |
 Legion 4  | 23 Nov 2021 10:24 a.m. PST |
There are towns named Shanghai in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, and Alabama. There is also a Shanghai in North Korea and one in the Netherlands. WOW !!! Who knew !!!!? |
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