A scrawny old man in Tongliang, Chongqing. American Sidney Gamble is a sociologist who is obsessed with photography in his spare time. In 1917, he and his friends went along the Yangtze River to Sichuan for inspection. They passed through Chongqing and took a batch of photos here. The editor took this opportunity to show them to you. At that time, Chongqing was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan.
A child crying in front of the camera. Chongqing is located in southwest China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a long history and culture. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, Chongqing became a treaty port and its development entered a fast lane.
Displaced beggars. Chongqing in 1917 was not peaceful. On the one hand, local warlords compete for power and wars continue. On the other hand, the Protector's War was ongoing. Duan Qirui's crony Wu Guangxin occupied Chongqing for a time, but was later driven away by the Protector's Army. The people were oppressed by warlords from all walks of life and found it difficult to live and work in peace and contentment.
There are houses built on the cliffs along the river. "Chongqing Local Records" in the early years of the Republic of China described the topography of Chongqing in this way: "Chongqing's topography was said by the ancients to be like a turtle and lively, with its head held high like a goose. The terrain is rigid and dangerous, and there are many houses. The ground is connected to the confluence of three rivers, and a cloud is floating on it." , everything is gathering in smoke, there is a small market in the square, and Lingyan is next to the valley. ?
A residential area on the mountainside. "Chongqing Local Chronicle" describes the city appearance of Chongqing in this way: "There are more than a thousand families living on the water along the coast. People from Wu, Chu, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Feng, and Henan moved to trade, and the nine-door boats gathered like ants. . The land will be in trouble, the water will be in boats, and there will be more than 240 streets and lanes in the city. Restaurants, teahouses, and shophouses were built side by side, and each fire affected hundreds or dozens of them. ?
A rice pounding shop. At that time, the rice eaten by ordinary people in Chongqing was mixed with many impurities, including tares, chaff, and sand. The poorer people who are even more impoverished rarely have the opportunity to eat rice, and they mainly feed on wild vegetables or sweet potato leaves. They will dry the sweet potato leaves and grind them into powder to make dumplings as their staple food.
Women spinning, this kind of device and skills are rare to see anymore.