名称: Tianjin Beauty/天津美人
类别: Albumen Print/蛋清照片
日期: 1890s
尺寸: 20x26cm
名称: Tianjin Beauty/天津美人
类别: Albumen Print/蛋清照片
日期: 1890s
尺寸: 20x26cm
名称: Tianjin Beauty/天津美人
类别: Albumen Print/蛋清照片
日期: 1890s
尺寸: 20x26cm
当年“恒昌照像楼”广告卡片
1924年12月，孙中山和夫人宋庆龄刚到天津张园居住时，鼎章照相馆摄影师李耀庭听说后，马上前去为孙先生拍下了这张照片，当晚孙中山先生就肝病发作，卧床不起，3个月后去世。因此这也成了他生前最后一张照片。
Hang Cheong Photographic was founded around 1875 in the French Concession of Tianjin by Cantonese merchant Huang Guohua and photographer Wang Ziming, making it one of the earliest professional photo studios in the city. The studio was forced to close during the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, but later reopened on Gu Yi Street, a bustling commercial district. In 1904, salt merchant Wang Kuizhang took over the business, relocating it to Asahi Street in the Japanese Concession and renaming it “Dingchang Photo Studio.” With new equipment and updated backdrops, Dingchang quickly grew in reputation and scale, becoming a leader in Tianjin’s photographic industry. After Wang Ziming’s death in 1912, two of his long-time apprentices, Li Yaoting and Wang Runquan, took over and renamed it “Dingzhang Photo Studio (Ting Chang).” At its peak, Dingzhang operated a main photography building, several studios, and employed 60–70 staff, making it the largest photo studio in Tianjin at the time.
恒昌照像楼（Hang Cheong Photographic）始建于1875年前后，由广东商人黄国华与摄影师王子铭在天津法租界创办，是天津最早的专业照相馆之一。因八国联军入侵而一度关闭，后迁至估衣街继续经营。1904年，盐商王奎章出资接管并迁入天津日租界旭街，更名为“鼎昌照相馆”。随着摄影设备的添置与布景更新，鼎昌迅速壮大，逐渐成为天津照相业的翘楚。1912年王子铭去世后，学徒李耀亭与王润泉继续经营，并将馆名更改为“鼎章照相馆（Ting Chang）”。鼎盛时期，鼎章拥有摄影楼、多个摄影棚及六七十名员工，规模空前，成为当时天津最大的照相馆。
Artistically, Dingzhang Photo Studio achieved remarkable success. It produced portraits of prominent figures such as Li Yuanhong, Mei Lanfang, and Zhou Xinfang, and even photographed Li Dazhao. In 1924, when Sun Yat-sen visited Tianjin, studio photographer Li Yaoting personally created his portrait, leaving behind a historically significant image. Combining Western photographic techniques with elements of Chinese aesthetics, the studio’s portraits were distinguished by elegant composition and refined use of light and shadow, representing the unique style of early 20th-century Chinese portrait photography.
Today, surviving works from Hang Cheong and Dingzhang Photo Studios are preserved in institutions such as the Tianjin Museum, the National Library of China, and research collections abroad. These photographs not only document the urban development and social life of Tianjin but also stand as invaluable cultural and artistic legacies in the history of modern Chinese photography.
鼎章照相馆在艺术成就上尤为突出，不仅为黎元洪、梅兰芳、周信芳等社会名流留下珍贵肖像，还曾为李大钊和1924年来津的孙中山先生拍摄照片，其作品极具历史与艺术价值。照相馆善于运用西方摄影技法与中国传统美学的结合，肖像影像构图典雅，光影处理细腻，展现了20世纪初中国摄影艺术的独特风格。
如今，恒昌与鼎章照相馆遗存下来的部分影像作品被天津博物馆、中国国家图书馆及海内外摄影史研究机构收藏。这些作品不仅见证了天津早期城市发展与社会风貌，也成为中国近代摄影史的重要遗产，具有不可替代的学术价值与艺术意义。 >>返回>>
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