1931 Old photos of Dalian Changshan Islands 90 years ago

The old photo of Dalian Changshan Islands in 1931 shows the scene of Liaodong Peninsula 90 years ago and the whole process of local people’s whaling operation. This group of photos is from the Japanese magazine Yadong Prints Collection issued from August 1924 to 1944

The issue date of the magazine in which the photos of this group were taken was June 1931, so the photos of this group were taken before June 1931

Changshan Islands, once known as Changshan Archipelago, is the largest island group in the Yellow Sea. It is located in the northern waters of the Yellow Sea on the east side of Liaodong Peninsula. It consists of more than 200 islands and is one of the eight major islands in China. It was forcibly occupied by Japan after the Russo Japanese War. It was recovered by the Chinese government after 1945. Changshan County was established after 1949 and changed to Changhai County in 1954. It is an important fishery base in the north of the Yellow Sea, rich in fish, sea cucumbers, oysters, etc

捕鲸炮

图为日本船员在操作船上的捕鲸炮，这种炮为挪威人发明，弹头为尖帽构造，附着4个倒钩钢爪，射中后钢爪张开，炮弹附有浮标，等鲸鱼流尽血后再行打捞。

捕鲸船

日本东洋捕鲸株式会社在长山列岛的海洋岛修建码头及捕鲸加工厂，春天的四五月间，鲸鱼随着海流而来，图中的日本捕鲸船开始出航捕鲸，船约有800吨的排水量。

捕鲸船 瞭望塔

捕鲸 切割场

日本东洋捕鲸株式会社在此建有鲸鱼加工厂，捕鲸船拖着捕获的鲸鱼在此剖割，获取鲸肉鲸油。

鲸鱼解体

鲸鱼被拖到倾斜的木栈桥上，鲸鱼加工厂的工人正在切割鲸鱼。

捕鲸作业基地

辽东 海洋岛

长山列岛所开发的屯田

大长山 战迹纪念碑

海洋岛 断崖

海洋岛，是长山群岛外岛最远的一个海岛，隶属于辽宁省大连市长海县，其所在乡镇是海洋岛镇。全岛面积18.98平方公里，距大连港76海里，距离县政府所在地大长山岛镇34海里。海洋岛自然风光优美、空气清新、气候宜人、海水清澈无污染——是大连最清洁的海域之一，远离喧闹的城市，是难得的海浴、垂钓、休闲、度假和疗养胜地。