The biography section on Virtual Shanghai is used only to identify the author of photographs. It is not meant to serve to write full biographies. Full biographies will be processed through the Actoz database. The biography section is also used to publish obituaries of Shanghai-studies scholars.
Guidelines
You can decide here to make the record public or ro restrict it to those who have an authentificated access to Virtual Shanghai.
Sharing Beijing HPC Tianjin Wuhan
This applies only if you want to share a biography with another Virtual City project or China Historical Photographs.
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Indicate here the family name. For names in Chine, provide here the full name (e.g. Jiang 蔣介石)
Indicate here the most common personal name (e.g. John, Peter, Jieshi, etc.). For Chinese names, add the secondary personal name in parenthesis: (Gongquan).
Free text field to describe the main field of activity of the individual
Indicate the date in the following format: 12 January 1876
Indicate here the place of birth: city or town or village. It must be a localizable place. For Chinese locations, add the name in Chine. For villages, indicate province and/or county name,
Indicate the date in the following format: 12 January 1876
Indicate here the place of death: city or town or village. It must be a localizable place. For Chinese locations, add the name in Chine. For villages, indicate province and/or county name,
Free text field to describe the main life course of the individual
Main sources used to establish the biography
Indicate here any relevant site on the inividual.