Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan: an investigation of Chengdu's historical features in the late Qing Dynasty

Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan: an investigation of Chengdu's historical features in the late Qing Dynasty

Lu Se Ned? 202 1-02-05? Seventy-eight

The photographer of this group of photos is Lu Se Naed. Luther knight (1879- 19 13) was born in Iowa, USA. He studied at Northwestern University in Illinois and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, and taught in two American universities. 19 10 signed a aid contract with Daqing Sichuan university in June, and arrived in China from the United States via Japan in August 2008. Then he went from Shanghai to Jiangxi, and arrived in Chengdu in June of 5438+00, where he taught mathematics, chemistry and geology in Sichuan universities.

Luther Naid sincerely loved China and took a lot of realistic photos during his stay in China. Record the social situation of work and life in various places and the scenic scenes where you go, involving precious details such as the Xinhai frenzy, Tianfu farming, Wenchuan market town, colleges and universities, the ancient tea-horse road, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the former site of Shanghai-Nanjing.

This set of photos is part of the photos he took in Chengdu. Welcome to reading.

Qinglongchang market in the northern suburb of Chengdu

People from Chengdu Imperial City. After the Revolution of 1911,19111.27, Sichuan's military and political government was established, Sichuan declared independence, and Yin became the military and political minister and was promoted to governor. The people in the picture hold high the national flag of China to celebrate.

A small workshop for cooking nitrate in the suburbs of Chengdu

Chengdu Wenchang Palace is located in Shibantan Town, Xindu District, Chengdu.

Inland river shipping terminal on the outskirts of Chengdu. In the photo, several boats similar to rafts are docked by the river. They are called "rafts" and can carry 20 loads.

Farmers in the suburbs of Chengdu are weeding in rice fields.

Farmers grazing cattle in the suburbs of Chengdu

A big family on Cheng Nan Street in Chengdu.

A big family on Cheng Nan Street in Chengdu.

Chengdu chuanwu

There are many inland rivers, lakes and ports in Chengdu, and there are many such boathouses in the photos. Small wooden boats are both their production tools and their home.

Chengdu Shaocheng General Yamen Neighborhood Block

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a city (also called a small town) on the west side of Chengdu, which was the residence of Manchu soldiers.

In the residential hotel in Chengdu, there are three forks in the courtyard to pick up passengers.

Nursery and bird market outside Erxian 'an Gate of Qingyang Palace in the western suburbs of Chengdu

Baishuihe Copper Smelter in Pengzhou, northwest of Chengdu, is one of the largest modern industrial enterprises in Chengdu in the late Qing Dynasty.

The longxing temple Tower in Pengzhou, north of Chengdu, is 17 stories high. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. In the Hongzhi earthquake in the Ming Dynasty, the tower cracked, and the cracks did not fall down, which formed the appearance in the picture.

Chengdu east avenue

Dongjie Street was one of the widest and busiest streets in Chengdu at that time.

19 10 Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan under the lens of Luther Knight (2)

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Continue to share the old photos of Sichuan taken by Luther Knight at the beginning of 19 10. This group of photos was mainly taken in Chengdu.

The restaurant outside Erxian 'an.

Erxiansi small-commodity market

People in the Imperial Capital celebrate the New Deal. The imperial city is the palace of Chunzhu, the king of Shu in Ming Dynasty. On the central axis, from south to north, it is: main entrance, Ritual Gate, Longmen, Mingyuan Building, Stone Archway, Zhigong Hall, Innocent Hall, Wenchang Palace and Houzi Gate.

Most of the people gathered in front of the stone archway in the imperial city still had long braids after parting, because there was no law on cutting and distinguishing yet. The memorial arch is engraved with the words "seeking loyalty on the side", followed by the court.

The thatched cottages of poor farmers in the suburbs are surrounded by vegetable fields.

Professor Luther Knight talks with students on the village road in western Sichuan.

Luther Knight works in the studio.

Luther Knight is at Sichuan University.

Farm tools market in front of Qingyang Palace Hall

Qingyang palace calligraphy and painting market

In the nursery outside Qingyang Palace, small trees and potted plants are planted in a fence made of bamboo poles, and there is a mat shed in the middle of the garden. At that time, this commercial industry had spread all over the suburbs and towns.

The product award ceremony held by Sichuan Persuasion Association in Qingyang Palace in the late Qing Dynasty shows the award platform. The persuasion meeting was held once a year in Guangxu 34, with a duration of 25 days. Each session will evaluate and award the participating products.

A charity organization in Chengdu in the late Qing Dynasty-Cihuitang "Rehabilitation Center for Orphans and Poor Children"

Sichuan university teachers

Foreign teachers' residence in Sichuan universities

Tennis courts in colleges and universities in Sichuan Province

Self-study classrooms for college students in Sichuan. In the cold winter, students are still studying hard.

Government officials of the Forces nouvelles

Army and police soldiers of the Forces nouvelles government

A Tibetan Lama who lives in Cheng Nan Street in Chengdu.

Luther Knight took many photos in Sichuan at that time, but most of them were lost in the process of handing them over to relatives after his death, which is a pity.

The following is the ancient tea-horse road photographed by Luther Knight:

Tea transporters on the ancient tea-horse road

Tea transporters on the ancient tea-horse road

Cable bridge on the ancient tea-horse road