Restored Chinese prints unveil turbulent history from everyday eyes

All Bill Morse wanted was an old photo of the Appian Way in Italy, lost somewhere in his parents’ attic.
He never imagined he would discover more than 4,000 photos of China, taken by his grandfather William Leete who was a missionary and teacher for more than 40 years. He traveled to northern China up to Liaoning and went down to Suzhou to study the nation. During his travels, Leete documented the Forbidden City of Beijing, the Buddhist Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang and everyday life for the Chinese.

Novelist Amy Kwei explores Chinese history

Author Amy Kwei read her new novel, family saga “A Concubine for the Family,” at the Boston Chinese Neighborhood Center on Dec. 11.