Beheadings in China – Rare Ancient B&W Photos Collection
I have a real treat for all you fans of quality gore – ancient photos of beheadings in China. These are old and rare B&W photos circa 1900 – 1912 when Chinese government was executing one person after another by beheading. These beheadings were popular among public which gathered round to watch the spectacle and many photos were taken of it. Oddly enough, many even made it on postcards.
I don’t know whether there used to be a photo documentator of beheadings – kind of like execution – but it sure looks like many Chinese beheadings had a photographer on stand by to take pictures of the act and the aftermath. Perhaps the photos were used as scare mongering to keep people obedient or perhaps whoever was giving orders was a fan of photography and even though photo equipment was not that great at the beginning of the 19th century, making for clumsy set up and slow shutter speed, he always made sure photographer is there to take pictures of the beheading.
I also think that some of those beheading photos were taken by tourists in China. Perhaps it was a rush for some of the richer folk to go to China on death trips (I made that term up) – where as they would pay for a trip to witness live execution and take pictures of it. Maybe that’s why there are so many ancient beheading photos from China.
Collection of rare, ancient black and white photos of beheadings from China in the gallery below:
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- Chinese Beheading Photo – One Body, Three Heads
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- Brutal Beheading in China – Old Black and White Photo
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- Beheaded Chinese Man Bleeding Out in the Dirt
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- Brutal Beheading by Sword in China at the Beginning of 19th Century
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- Tied Up and Decapitated – Chinese Punishment by Beheading
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- Beheading in China – Ancient B&W Photo
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Posted by Best Gore on May 13, 2009 in Beheading
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nice.
I’ve seen this before in thenausea.com and this certain website named Beheading Art.
I wish you could post this video of Beheadings in China during the 1920’s.
Just for the record dude…. 1900-1999, was the 20th Century, not the 19th.
We are in the 21st Century now,but our behaviour is no better!!!
Dear Sir/Miss,
I got a collection of 1800 of hongkong history of several picture with some chinese with the head cut off with some british observe the beheading.
And the picture of the court trial and the king of SIAM.
Prime Minister and important people in Asia, this picture taken from hongkong fourty three important people in the picture and the picture is signed to identification of everybody.
We have so many picture here about china, if you want some information about my pictures, I can give you after I recieve your response.
this is my email arts_collector09@yahoo.com
thank you sincerely.
My name is Mike Adams.