Share a group of old photos of Qufu, Shandong Province in the early Republic of China. The photos are rare early color photos, which can be said to be the first real old color photos of Confucius’ hometown Qufu
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·, a French amateur photographer; Passat (1875-1941)
When Passat arrived in China, the Qing Dynasty had just perished, and Yuan Shikai was serving as the temporary president. The situation of the country was not stable. In such an environment, Passat and his assistants have taken pictures in Beijing, Shenyang, Zhangjiakou, Qufu, Tai’an and other places, and most of their works have not been released yet. I have only collected 750 photos in total. This is the first episode of Qufu series
What was Qufu like 110 years ago, and what were Confucius temples and forests like? And look at it together with Xiaobian
孔庙
以上照片均为孔庙拍摄
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