Old photos of the late Qing Dynasty: 140 years ago, Xiamen was like this! Has Gulangyu always been picturesque?

A boat moored off the coast of Xiamen. This group of old photos was taken at 1880 and recorded the scenery of Xiamen and its surrounding towns. They were selected from the album "Scenery of Xiamen and its Surrounding Villages" collected by Cornell University. The contents of the screen include Xiamen, Gulangyu and Zhangzhou. Charles. William? Charles william watson photography.

Farmland and villages built by mountains in Xiamen. After the First Opium War, treaty of nanking stipulated that Xiamen was one of the five trading ports, and it officially opened in June 1843 1 1. The British are very satisfied with this: Xiamen is undoubtedly one of the best ports for Europeans to trade in terms of geographical location, wealth and exported raw materials. ?

On the right of a street in Xiamen is a foreign company. After the opening of the port, Xiamen became an international port and became famous all over the world. Foreigners have not only established commercial organizations here, but also established embassies and consulates. The British established a concession in Xiamen Island, while Gulangyu Island was a public concession.

The old office building and customs wharf of Xiamen Customs and Taxation Department. 1862, the Qing court established Xiamen Customs and Taxation Bureau, and most of its senior positions were occupied by foreigners, and the power to collect tariffs was stolen. The Qing court also stationed customs commissioners and customs supervisors here, but their powers were limited to checking taxes, issuing passports and permits. 1907, new office building of Xiamen Customs.

Standing on a high place shooting Gulangyu Island. According to the statistics of 1878, there are four temples and four opium dens in Gulangyu * *, and the local residents are divided into 10a. There are 629 households with 2835 people in * *, and there are 193 foreigners living on the island, of which 133 are British. Gulangyu Island at that time was also picturesque.

Standing on a dock in Gulangyu, looking at the British and German consulates. At the beginning of Xiamen's opening, Britain once stationed a consul here, and soon built an office building on the top of Gulangyu Deer Reef. 1870, Germany built a consulate next to the British consulate. According to records, the building of the consulate is very elegant.

Nanputuo Temple under the Five Old Peaks in southeast Xiamen. Nanputuo Temple was built at the end of the Tang Dynasty, named after the worship of Guanyin Bodhisattva. It is similar to Guanyin Dojo in Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province, and is located at the southern foot of Putuo Mountain. Nanputuo Temple? It is one of the Buddhist resorts in southern Fujian. Now to Xiamen Island, Nanputuo is one of the must-see attractions.