1926 Old photo of Hangzhou, a hundred years ago, in the Yuewang Temple of the West Lake

This group of photos is the old photos of Mount Emei and its surrounding areas in 1926, mainly taking the beautiful landscapes and natural features of Mount Emei a hundred years ago. The photo was taken from the first issue of the third issue of the Japanese magazine “The Great View of Asia” from August 1924 to 1940

The Great View of Asia was published from 1924 to 1940. It is a collection of photos recording Asian (mainly Chinese) culture edited by the Great View of Asia (Japan) Photography Society (Dalian)Detailed introduction>>

The issue date of the magazine in which this group of photos is published was June 1926, so this group of photos was taken before June 1926.

The preview of this group of photos is as follows:

西湖边上 游人如织。

岳王庙

岳王庙，又称岳坟，地处杭州西湖西北角、栖霞岭南麓。始建于南宋嘉定十四年（1221年），明景泰年间改称“忠烈庙”，是纪念南宋抗金名将岳飞的主要场所，1715年（清康熙五十四年）重建，1918年曾大修。

岳王庙 岳王像

上天竺

上天竺寺建于10世纪，是中国白衣观音的起源地，已有一千年以上历史。天竺，在灵隐寺南，群山环抱之中，有下天竺、中天竺、上天竺三座古寺，均供奉观音大士。

六和塔

六和塔，取佛教“六和敬”之义，命名为六和塔；又名六合塔，取“天地四方”之意；位于浙江省杭州市西湖区之江路16号。始建于宋开宝三年（970年），塔基原址系吴越王钱弘俶的南果园。钱弘俶舍园建塔原为镇压江潮 。

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