1923 Old Photographs of Baoding, Hebei: The Urban and Rural Scenery of Baoding 100 Years ago (Part 1)

Share a group of old photos of Baoding, Hebei in 1923. Let’s walk into Baoding in history and explore the urban and rural landscape of Baoding a hundred years ago

The photographer of this group is Ma Zhi. Benjamin· Benjamin· March 1899~1934, a well-known American scholar, focuses on the history of East Asian art, mainly in China and Japan. Although he died young at the age of 35, he is still regarded as an influential Asian art scholar in the 1920s and 1930s

From 1923 to March 1927, he taught and lectured at the University of China. He first served at Hebei University, the Second Normal University and the YMCA in Baoding, taught English, Latin and Bible courses, and served as an officer of the YMCA. Later, he was employed as an English teacher, librarian, and lecturer of Chinese art at Yanjing University in 1925. During this period, he took many old photos of Baoding, and the minor editor collated these photos handed down, For everyone to read

The first group of photos will be released today:

南城门外天水桥

位于保定市南关府河上的桥梁，因该河发源于一亩、鸡距二泉，自西北乾方而来，古代以 " 乾 " 字为天的代称，故名天水桥。

南城门外天水桥

南城墙魁星阁

关岳行宫 ​​​后殿

关岳行宫位于河北省保定市天威中路北侧，北至府学后街，南北长220米。 关岳行宫俗称“老爷庙”，”曹锟大戏台“，为国内唯一一座同时供奉关羽和岳飞的庙宇。早在元太宗十三年（公元1241年）始建的关岳行宫，初时称“武安王庙”。经明、清两代的重修，到民国初年由坐镇保定的大总统曹锟作为直系大本营，将关岳行宫修建的愈增规模。行宫里曹锟亲自撰书的“佛光普照”碑。

关岳行宫 ​​​后殿

关岳行宫 ​​​后殿

关岳行宫 ​​​后殿

河北大学（原直隶高等学堂）大门

刘守庙

刘守庙位于保定市旧城外东南刘守庙街，是清代为纪念我国金代名医刘守真修建的祠堂。

刘守庙

青年会某干事婚礼，内中许多人，自庚子后即在保定服务.

紫河套旧货市场

紫河套位于城隍庙街和原杨淑胡同之间，是一条路长近200米的南北向街道，是保定知名古玩市场。

紫河套旧货市场

紫河套旧货市场