1900 old photos of Tianjin: Japanese photographers shot the scene of aggression. Did the house in the most prosperous area collapse?

Eight-Nation Alliance occupied the Great Gubeibao. 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China was an important event in modern history, which brought profound disasters to China. These old photos taken by Japanese photographers record the process of Eight-Nation Alliance's occupation of Dagu Fort and then Tianjin City. In the late Qing Dynasty, the great powers invaded Tianjin many times, threatening the capital, especially in 1900.

Allied food transportation. 1900 June 17, after the fall of Dagu Fort, the allied forces under the command of British officer Seymour approached Tianjin. At that time, there were more than 65,438+10,000 people in the Qing army in Tianjin (by the beginning of July, the total number of the Qing army and the Boxer Rebellion was 50,000), and they fought bravely under the leadership of Nie Shicheng, the governor of Zhili.

The Japanese army is located in barracks and warehouses on the banks of Haihe River. The Japanese attacked a deep-water bomb in Tianjin. 14 In the early morning of July, the Japanese army blasted the city wall, crossed the moat and entered the south gate with heavy artillery fire. Subsequently, the United States, Britain and France also entered the city. The Qing army fought fiercely with the invading army in the street, and finally lost because of being outnumbered. Yulu, governor of Zhili, committed suicide when Tianjin fell.

South gate of Tianjin. Troops from Japan, the United States and other countries blasted the gap near the south gate and entered the city. They ransacked the mint, yamen, silk shops, jewelry stores and houses. An American soldier who participated in the robbery said: Tianjin is like a piece of fat, all the meat has been scraped off, leaving only dry bones. Strange, frightening, destructive and humiliating things all appear openly in this world. ?

Standing in the drum tower, looking at the north gate. After the war, the most lively and prosperous place in Tianjin collapsed and was almost completely destroyed, as can be seen from the fierce artillery fire.

Tianjin Hexi affairs, Japanese military attache osawa Zheng Er went to Beijing by boat. The Emperor of Japan sent osawa to China to express his condolences to the Japanese army. These photos were taken by his entourage, Yang.

Tianjin railway station after the war. Tianjin Railway Station was the largest railway station in China at that time, and a group of Boxers led by Cao Futian were stationed there. They once dealt a heavy blow to the allied forces here, but eventually they lost, and their headquarters was seriously damaged by artillery fire.