Precious old photos: Is this really Hangzhou in the late Qing Dynasty shot by 18-year-old boy?

Have a bird's eye view of Hangzhou city. 1908, 18 years old American teenager Sydney? Gambo followed his parents to Hangzhou and took photos of this famous city with his own camera. In terms of photography skills, these photos are not excellent works, but they contain rich and precious historical information.

Ships on the West Lake. At that time, the surface of the West Lake was very quiet, and there were no countless cruise ships and tourists. On the one hand, the population was small, on the other hand, the concept of tourism had not yet formed, and there were no tourists from all directions in the west. The West Lake in this state can be called? If you want to compare the West Lake to the West Lake, is it always appropriate to have heavy makeup and light makeup? .

Yue Fei's father and son cemetery at the southern foot of Qixia Mountain in Hangzhou. Yue Fei was a famous anti-gold star in the Southern Song Dynasty and was named King of Hubei. His cemetery is made of bricks and stones, which looks magnificent as a whole, but the top of the tomb is covered with weeds and slightly deserted. The tomb of Yue Fei that we saw today has different shapes.

Young people who play with cotton may be a shop that makes quilts. After cotton is sown, it can be beaten into clouds with a bow, so that quilts and cotton-padded clothes can be made. This traditional cotton beating method was recorded in Wang Zhennong's book as early as the Yuan Dynasty: the kapok slingshot used for cotton beating is made of bamboo and is about four feet long; Tighten the strings at both ends, and use the bow to pull the head.

A carpenter who saws wood. Judging from the logs and tiles around them, they are building a house.

Qiantang River and Pagoda of Six Harmonies by the river. Pagoda of Six Harmonies is located in the south of West Lake and the north bank of Qiantang River, with brick and wood structure. Founded in the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (970). Zen master Zhiyuan, a monk, was founded for Zhenjiang tide and adopted Buddhism. Liu hejing? Meaning of. At that time, there was no dam in Qiantang River, and the banks were often hit by tides.

Food stalls on the streets of Hangzhou. Let's talk about some traditional snacks in Hangzhou See how many you have eaten: Cat's Ear, Ding Sheng Cake in Southern Song Dynasty, Osmanthus fragrans, juniper, Wu Shan Crispy Cake, West Lake Lotus Root Starch, Mawan King, Nestle Bird's Nest, Chicken Crispy Meat and Pipachuan.