At seven in the evening, January 13th, the exhibition “Tsingtau – Snapshots of German-Chinese history 1907-1909, Fotographies by Paul Ernst Prasser” of the Confucius Institute Nuremberg-Erlangen, kindly supported by Erlangen City Library, was opened to the public.

Head Librarian of Erlangen City Library Mrs. Grimmer

In the picturesque Great Hall of Palace Stutternheim in the Huguenot City of Erlangen, the Head Librarian Mrs. Grimmer and the German director of the local CI Dr. Xu-Lackner greeted the audience and introduced guest speaker Prof. Clart from Leipzig University, who is also the great-grandson of the photographer.

German Director of CI Nuremberg-Erlangen Dr. Xu-Lackner

In a mere half hour, Prof. Clart introduced the complex historic topic of Tsingtau and outlined connections to Imperialism, Architecture, Economy and Social Sciences. This and the fact that Nuremberg was Mr. Prasser’s adopted home leaves a lot of material for further study and exhibition.

Guest speaker Prof. Clart of Leipzig University

Featuring not only views of the city and landscapes of the region but also people and their everyday lives out of the perspective not of a scholar but of an ordinary person, the pictures will be on display until February 14th.

Exhibition in 2010 renovated Palace Stutternheim

Visitors fascinated by lively photos of Qingdao everyday life in the olden days