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1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵
1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵
1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵
1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵
1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵

1870s CHINA GIANT PERFORMER ZHAN SHICHAI USA NEW YORK CABINET CDV PHOTO 詹世釵

$ 158.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Photo measures 165 mm x 105 mm.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Date of Creation: 1870-1879
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    Photo measures 97 mm x 66 mm.
    Zhan Shichai
    (
    詹世釵
    ) (between 1841-1847 – 5 November 1893) was a Chinese giant who toured the world as "Chang the Chinese Giant" in the 19th century; his stage name is "Chang Woo Gow".
    Zhan was born in Fuzhou, China in the 1840s, though reports of the year vary from 1841 to 1847. His height was claimed to be over 8 feet (2.44 m), but there are no authoritative records. He left China in 1865 to travel to London where he appeared on stage, later travelling around Europe, and to the U.S. and Australia as "Chang the Chinese Giant". Zhan received a good education in various countries, and developed a good understanding of ten languages. In America, he earned a salary of 0 a month.
    Kin Foo, the Chinese wife who accompanied Zhan from China, died in 1871, and Zhan later married Catherine Santley, whom he met in Sydney, Australia. They had two children: Edwin, born in 1877 in Shanghai, and Ernest, born in 1879 in Paris.
    Zhan died in Bournemouth in 1893, four months after his wife, aged around 50. His coffin was 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m) long.
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