China incl. Hong-Kong
This has got to be our Graal: if not in Hong-Kong, is there any DS in mainland
China ? Can there be ? It is hard to imagine the DS imported in communist and
tight-closed China during its prime time, i.e. 1956-1975, but who knows... A few
documents in the meantime.
China ? Can there be ? It is hard to imagine the DS imported in communist and
tight-closed China during its prime time, i.e. 1956-1975, but who knows... A few
documents in the meantime.
Books
The DS shown and explained in a Chinese book titled "100 years of
automobile", published in 2000 by the University of Science and
Technology of Beijing. More details
automobile", published in 2000 by the University of Science and
Technology of Beijing. More details
Drawings of three DS are presented in a Chinese book titled "Panorama
of the Automobiles in the 20th Century", published in 1999 by the
University of Science and Technology of Beijing. More details
of the Automobiles in the 20th Century", published in 1999 by the
University of Science and Technology of Beijing. More details
Expositions
An actual DS was flown in from France in 2004, in order to be part of
an exposition about Charles De Gaulle, held in Shanghai, Beijing,
Wuhan and Chengdu. More pictures
an exposition about Charles De Gaulle, held in Shanghai, Beijing,
Wuhan and Chengdu. More pictures
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Cinema
Violence, money, sex, gambling. Everything to make a great Hong-Kong
gangster movie. Cherry on the cake, "Bo Hao" ("To be number one")
features a wide variety of cars, including, yes, a DS. Pictures
gangster movie. Cherry on the cake, "Bo Hao" ("To be number one")
features a wide variety of cars, including, yes, a DS. Pictures
From a Japanese male fashion magazine (Men's Club, May 1967), in a
2-pages report about "cars seen in Hong-Kong", a rare picture of a DS in
this former British territory. The wheel is on the right, and the "Citroen"
logo on the hood indicates the car was made in Slough, Great-Britain.
2-pages report about "cars seen in Hong-Kong", a rare picture of a DS in
this former British territory. The wheel is on the right, and the "Citroen"
logo on the hood indicates the car was made in Slough, Great-Britain.
Documents
