Exhibits and Collections

Wason Collection on East Asia


An introduction to Cornell's vast collection of books and artifacts pertaining to China, Japan, Korea and Tibet.

Kumming Hu Naval Exercise Album

This detailed record of naval exercises on Kunming Lake, the main, and artificial, lake in the garden grounds of the New Summer Palace in the northwest of Beijing, represents a unique document of an early attempt to modernize Chinese naval forces.

Tianjin Exhibit

The exhibit aims to show how Tianjin developed as a colonial, urban “collage city” of very diverse style and orientation.