A Collection of Old Xiangtan Photos-China Archive

This article is specially used to collate and release the old photos of Xiangtan. In the process of collating the old photos, the clearer photos of Xiangtan will be released here on time. Let’s have a look at the old photos of Xiangtan in history

Xiangtan, a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, is called “Tan” for short because it is rich in Xianglian; Liancheng”, Also called“ Tancheng”. Xiangtan County was founded in the Southern Dynasty, more than 1500 years ago. It is an important birthplace of Huxiang culture and the cradle of Chinese red culture; Small Nanjing&rdquo& ldquo; Jinxiangtan” The reputation of& ldquo; In central Hunan, there are many heroes in one county;, The great man and giant craftsman in Xiangtan are as bright as stars&mdash& mdash; Jiang Wan, the famous prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, Zeng Guofan, an important official of the late Qing Dynasty, Qi Baishi, a cultural celebrity, Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai, the founding father, Huang Gonglue, the famous general, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, etc. were all born here

The following eight photos are from the University of Bristol. The author is unknown, and the date is 1910-1930 (the date judged by the editor is close to 1930)

The photos in this group are translated from the Dragon Boat Festival and dragon boat racing events held in Xiangtan section of the Xiangjiang River at that time