Three men preparing to fly a kite in China, ca.1900

Photograph of three men preparing to fly a kite in China, ca.1900. Two Chinese men stand to the right, manipulating a tall, complex kite which appears to be shaped like a star or water-beetle. Farther left, a Caucasian man dressed in a hounds tooth coat and pork pie hat stands watching them. A thatch fence and the top of a building can be seen in the background.

本照片拍摄于约1900年的中国，记录了三名男子筹备放风筝的场景。画面右侧站有两名中国男子，正操控一只高大繁复的风筝，该风筝外形酷似星形或水甲虫。画面更左侧处，一名身着犬牙花纹外套、头戴猪肉派式礼帽（pork pie hat）的高加索裔男子正驻足旁观。背景中可见一道茅草栅栏与一栋建筑的顶部。