1934 old photos of Suihua City Street View and Helen County

This is a group of old photos taken in 1933 in Suihua, Heilongjiang Province. The main scene is the street view of Suihua City 90 years ago and the landscape inside and outside Helen County. The photos of this group are from the Japanese magazineYadong Prints Collection.

The issue date of the magazine in which this group of photos is published was November 1934, so it is speculated that this group of photos may have been taken before November 1934.

The following is a preview of this group of photos: Qiqihar, Hecheng

Suihua, the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862), developed a town called Beituanlinzi, which was subordinate to Hulan Hall. On October 14, the 11th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (November 20, 1885), there was a council general judgment hall, namely Zhili Hall in Suihua, which was located in the north of Tuanlinzi

位于绥化的一处市街，道路异常泥泞，可能此处比较靠近民居，所以道路两边店铺较少。

海伦市，以海伦河得名。海伦，满语“水獭”之意。因海伦河中盛产水獭，故名。海伦设治时便由此得名。著名的的京剧《红灯记》故事就发生在这里。

位于海伦县南大街的德政牌楼，上面的文字为“竹马三迎，除盗安良，三度来苏”。

德政牌楼原修建于1913年，是当时的海伦商户跟民众共同修建，其目的是歌颂当时的海伦行政长官辛天成。1912年辛天成在海伦执政期间，修建了这条大街，兴建了市场让海伦变得繁华起来。第一座修建的德政牌楼在1921年的时候意外失火被烧毁，照片这座是1925年重新修建的，并于1950年代被拆除。

海伦县城南大街牌坊附近的店铺，目之所及路边全是店铺和招牌，货品琳琅满目。

位于海伦县海北镇的大天主教堂

海伦，是黑龙江省建治较早的县份之一。自古以来，中华民族的先人就已经劳动和生息在这块土地上。在秦、汉、唐、辽、金、元、明时期，境内即有少数民族生息、繁衍、劳动。1885年（清光绪十一年），设置绥化厅后，归绥化厅管辖。