The old photos of Hohhot in 1937, then Suiyuan City and Guihua City

Share a group of old photos of Hohhot in 1937 to see the style and features of Suiyuan City and Guihua City in the Republic of China

This group of photos is from the Japanese magazineThe 160th edition of Yadong Prints.

The issue date of the magazine where the photos were taken was November 1937, so the photos of this group were taken before November 1937 The Ordos Plateau faces each other across the river; To the east is the rolling Manhan Mountain; It connects Hetao in the west and serves as the gateway to Ganning in the west. It is located on the plain alluvial by the Yellow River and the Dahei River. The land here is fertile, the terrain is flat, and the irrigation is convenient. It is geographically called Qiantao Plain, Tumochuan Plain, and historically called Chile Chuanfeng Shoal

归化城内风光

明隆庆六年(1572)，驻牧于土默川的蒙古族首领阿勒坦汗召集各族能工巧匠，模仿元大都，在大青山之阳，黄河之滨，破土建设具有八座楼和琉璃金银殿的雄伟美丽的城池。该城竣工后，明廷赐名为"归化城"。这座规模较大的城池，在层峦叠嶂的青山辉映下，显露着一派苍郁生机。当时的归化城由青砖砌成，远望一片青色，当地蒙古族人民给她起了一个美丽的名字，叫"库库和屯"，又译为"呼和浩特"，汉意为"青色的城"，归化城也就是今呼和浩特旧城区的雏型。

归化城外 一望无际的田野

归化城外 王昭君墓前的墓碑

归化城内大召寺的大雄宝殿

大召寺为藏传佛寺，始建于明万历六年（公元1578年），建成后万历帝赐名为“弘慈寺”，清皇太极时扩建，改名为无量寺。

绥远城在今内蒙古呼和浩特市。清乾隆四年（1739年）于归化城东北筑绥远城，设绥远城厅，为绥远将军驻所。1912年改为绥远县，1913年和归化县合并，改名为归绥县。

绥远城的鼓楼

城墙完整的绥远城楼上，远观阴山脚下