Tientsin (Tianjin) Railway Station

Found this old photograph of Tientsin Railway Station. Of course, today Tientsin is spelled as Tianjin and it is the third most populous city in China. Despite of this, most people have never heard of it, even though it was an important city in the first decades of the 20th century, as most colonial powers had concessions here.

On this old photograph, titled "Railway Station. Tientsin. China," we see what appears to be the Eastern station, or Dongzhan. Needless to say, it looks very different today.

Chinese kanji

Chinese kanji are not an easy thing to find and the reason for this is that you are searching for the wrong thing. Because "kanji" is the Japanese name for Chinese characters so while "Japanese kanji" is a legitimate concept, "Chinese kanji" is a hybrid nonsense. The Chinese call their characters "hanzi" which is exactly the same as "kanji," only pronounced in Chinese.

Perhaps this is getting a bit confusing. To explain this in a nutshell: You should look for "Chinese characters" or "hanzi" or even "Chinese symbols," although this latter is also a bit inaccurate.