In Shanhaiguan in 1920, foreigners rode horse-drawn carriages on the railway tracks, and the Arhat Terrace was covered with graffiti from tourists.

Shanhaiguan, also known as Yuguan, Yuguan and Linlvguan, is located 15 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is named after Yanshan Mountain to the north and Bohai Sea to the south. Shanhaiguan is one of the famous passes on the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It echoes the Jiayu Pass thousands of miles away. It is famous all over the world and is known as "the throat of border counties and the guarantee of the capital".

This group of pictures was taken around 1920, which is a hundred years ago.

The Guancheng Tower at the east gate of Guancheng is the largest in the world. It stands on the Great Wall. From the second floor of the tower, you can see the scenery inside Shanhaiguan City and the wilderness scenery outside the Pass. Looking to the north, you can see the majestic posture of the Jiaoshan Great Wall; looking to the south, you can vaguely see the vast sea.

Looking south from the north city wall, you can have a panoramic view of the markets and residential buildings in Shanhaiguan City. In the distance is the unique south gate tower. The south gate is called "Wangyang Gate" and is close to Shanhaiguan Railway Station. There are many residential buildings in Guancheng, most of which are houses with roofs. The roofs are curved and slightly arched, which is very conducive to drainage.

Shanhaiguan Ancient City has four main streets in the east, south, west and north. Due to its special geographical location, it was extremely prosperous and lively during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This picture shows Shanhaiguan South Street. On the left is a herbal medicine shop with a plaster-shaped cover hanging in front of the door. In the middle of the street is a small bridge. There are several carriages and rickshaws parked on the roadside to the north of the bridge.

The photographer called this horse-drawn carriage with wooden wheels and carriages "Beijing carriage". In fact, this kind of carriage could be seen all over the country at that time and was a very common means of transportation. tool.

A group of foreigners took a carriage to the train station. However, this kind of carriage is a bit special. It runs on rails, similar to the early horse-drawn trains in the West. The horses save effort and are faster.

Shanhaiguan Railway Station was built in June of the 20th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1894). When it was first built, the waiting room was not large, only about 257 square meters, and could only accommodate about 200 passengers to wait and rest. From the picture, we can see that Shanhaiguan Station was very busy at that time, with people of all kinds coming and going on the platform in an endless stream.

The Jiaoshan Great Wall is about three kilometers north of Shanhaiguan, with an altitude of 519 meters. It is the highest peak north of Guancheng. Jiaoshan is the first mountain peak that the Great Wall crosses over Shanhaiguan to the north, so it is called "the first mountain on the Great Wall". Now this place has become the famous "Jiaoshan Scenic Area".

Jiaoshan Temple, also known as Qixian Temple, was built in the early Ming Dynasty and is located halfway up Jiaoshan Mountain. The view here is very broad. Standing on a high place and looking into the distance, the sea and sky meet, which is very pleasing to the eye.

The four words "the sky opens to the sea" are a high-level summary of the geographical location of Shanhaiguan. This stone tablet was carved in the Tang Dynasty and is located in the Laolongtou Scenic Area. Local people are accustomed to calling it "Xue Li Monument".

There are many temples in Shanhaiguan, including Xianshi Temple, Jiangnu Temple, Erlang Temple, etc. This picture shows a temple located in a cave. The main Buddha statue is in the middle, with seated Arhats on both sides. Regular.

The Arhat statues in the temple have vivid, natural and lifelike expressions. What is unbearable to look at is that the Arhat Platform is covered with graffiti in Chinese characters and English. What is strange is that this kind of graffiti is very common in temples in the Shanhaiguan area, but relatively rare elsewhere.

The landscape seen from behind the Erlang Temple, many photographers in the old days left similar photos here: majestic mountains, deep valleys, and rivers lingering from the foot of the mountains like a bright ribbon. The scenery is beautiful and refreshing.