1936 Old photo of Lingwu County, Ningxia, taken by Claude Bijingshi

Share a group of old photos of Lingwu County, Ningxia in 1936, which are Claude&Middleot; Photographed by Bi Jingshi

Lingwu, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Ningxia, is entrusted by Yinchuan City. Lingwu was called Lingzhou in ancient times. In the Western Han Dynasty, Lingzhou County was established. In the 12th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1873), Nanjin Jibao in Lingzhou was changed into Ningling Hall, Tongxin Fort and Hongsi Fort were changed into Pingyuan County, and Huamachi Prefecture (now Yanchi County) was changed into Salt Catching Hall. In 1950, Wuzhong City emerged. In 2002, Lingwu was transferred to Yinchuan

Claude Pickens (1900-1985), the photographer of this group of photos, was an American priest. He, together with other missionaries in 1936, made an investigation and study of Northwest China, Tibet and Inner Mongolia. During this period, he took a large number of photos, recording the living conditions of people in northwest China at that time, and also leaving us the customs along the way

The following photos were taken in Lingwu County at that time

灵武县  大车带起尘土飞扬。

灵武县拉运货物的马夫

黄河渡口

标注的可能是王家台村（音译），不知道具体位置，以下数张均是此处。

ps:根据网友指正，此村子应该是灵武县崇兴镇台子村