Old Photographs of Beijing in 1912: True Color Images of Beijing 100 Years Ago (I)

Share a group of old photos of Beijing in the early Republic of China. The photos are rare early color photos, which should be said to be very early real old color photos of Beijing

The photographer (organizer) of this group of photos is Albert· Kahn. In the 1910s, photographers were hired to take more than 72000 old photos from all over the world, most of which were color photos. They were rare early color photos of the world. Among them, about 750 photos were taken in China, all of which were color photos. These photos can be said to be the first group of color photos in China. The photographer of this group may be Stephen&middot, a French amateur photographer; Passat (1875-1941)

The editor only collected 750 photos in total, and about 377 photos were taken in Beijing. After sorting out, the editor put them all out for preview

This group is the first episode, which mainly focuses on the beautiful scenery of the Summer Palace in Beijing:

The Summer Palace, the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty in China, formerly known as the Qingyi Garden, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the urban area, covering an area of about 290 hectares, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It is a large landscape garden built on the basis of Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, the West Lake of Hangzhou, and the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens

乐寿堂，清漪园建筑，也是颐和园居住生活区中的主建筑。

佛香阁回廊远眺玉泉山

颐和园 万寿山  昆明湖

颐和园 万寿山  昆明湖

光绪二十六年（1900年）园内建筑及文物遭八国联军破坏，光绪二十八年（1902年）修复。颐和园尽管大体上全面恢复了清漪园的景观，但很多质量上有所下降。许多高层建筑由于经费的关系被迫减矮，尺度也有所缩小。如文昌阁城楼从三层减为两层，乐寿堂从重檐改为单檐，也有加高的建筑，如大戏楼。苏州街被焚毁后再也没有恢复。