1936 Old photo of Jinji County, Ningxia, taken by Claude Bijingshi

Share a group of old photos of Jinji County, Ningxia in 1936, which are Claude&Middleton; Photographed by Bi Jingshi

Jinji County: it was changed from Ningling Hall in 1913 and named after Jinji Mountain in the territory. Jinji Fort (now Jinji Town, southwest of Wuzhong City, Ningxia). It was cancelled in 1960 and merged into Qingtongxia and Wuzhong

Claude Pickens (1900-1985), the photographer of this group of photos, was an American priest. He, together with other missionaries in 1936, made an investigation and study of Northwest China, Tibet and Inner Mongolia. During this period, he took a large number of photos, recording the living conditions of people in northwest China at that time, and also leaving us the customs along the way

The following photos were taken in Jinji County at that time

金积，董福祥的要塞

董福祥（1840年1月8日－1908年2月9日），字星五，甘肃环县（当时属宁夏固原）人，清末著名将领，官至太子少保、甘肃提督、随扈大臣，赐号阿尔杭阿巴图鲁。1864年，组织汉民民团反清，后在陕北被左宗棠部刘松山击败，投降清军，所部改编为董字三营，先后从刘松山、刘锦棠平定陕西、甘肃、西宁（今属青海）等处回民起义，升为提督。1900年八国联军侵华后被解职，1908年病死于金积堡。

马化龙墓地

同治会乱时，马化龙于同治元年举兵于宁夏金积堡，杀宁夏道台侯云登、知府吕际韶、知县赵长庚等。1863年十月，马化龙的回匪进攻灵州城（今宁夏灵武），有城内回民作内应而攻陷灵州城。后被左宗棠剿灭，同治十年（1871年）正月十三日，马化龙与其子马耀邦被凌迟于吴忠四旗梁子。马化龙的更多介绍详见：马化龙-百度百科。

马化龙墓地