19 17 Chongqing old photos: Are they really crying children and displaced beggars?

Chongqing Tongliang thin old man. American Sidney? Gambo is a sociologist who is obsessed with photography in his spare time. 19 17 I went to Sichuan along the Yangtze River with my friends and passed through Chongqing, where I took many photos. Bian Xiao took this opportunity to show them to everyone. Chongqing was then under the jurisdiction of Sichuan.

A child crying in front of the camera. Chongqing is located in the southwest of China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a long history and culture. 1895 After the Sino-Japanese War, Chongqing became a trading port and developed into a fast lane.

Displaced beggars. 19 17 Chongqing was not peaceful. On the one hand, local warlords struggle for power and profit, and wars continue. On the other hand, the war to protect the law is going on. Wu Guangxin, Duan's confidant, once occupied Chongqing, and was later driven away by the guardian army. The people are squeezed by warlords from all walks of life and it is difficult for them to live and work in peace and contentment.

Houses are built on the cliffs by the river. In the early years of the Republic of China, Chongqing local chronicles described Chongqing's terrain in this way: Chongqing's terrain, formerly known as turtle-shaped and lively, with its head as high as a goose, just dangerous and heavy houses. The land bears the intersection of three rivers, a leaf of Yunfu, Vientiane smoke collection, fragrant city and Lingyan. ?

A residential area on the hillside. Chongqing local chronicles describe the city appearance of Chongqing in this way:? There are more than a thousand people living by boat along the coast. Wu, Chu, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Feng and Chongqing trade, and nine ships are like ants. The ground is trapped and the water is fixed. There are more than 240 streets and lanes in Chengguan. There are many restaurants and teahouses in the city, and every burning has affected hundreds of them. ?

A rice shop. At that time, the rice eaten by ordinary people in Chongqing was mixed with many impurities, including barnyard grass, chaff and sand. The poorer the poor, the harder it is to have a chance to eat, mainly eating wild vegetables or sweet potato leaves. They will dry the sweet potato leaves and grind them into powder, and make them into jiaozi as the staple food.

Spinning woman, this kind of device and skill, has been rare.