Chang the Chinese Giant, with another man beside him, for scale

Chang the Chinese Giant, with another man beside him, for scale

Identifier

RH01-11

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RH01-11. Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum reference: M890.88. This carte de visite sized print is from an album of photographs collected together by Colonel John Eyles Blundell, documenting his military career. Chang Woo Gow (Zhan Shichai) (1841-1893), "Chang the Chinese Giant",  also known as Chang Yu Sing, Chang Tu Sing, Yaou Shan, is said to have been a little over seven feet eight inches (approx. 2.3 metres) tall. Zhan died in Bournemouth, England.

Caption in album or on mount

Chang 1864

Date

1864

Dimensions

57mm x 94mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum