Needham’s Dunhuang Expedition (5) From Laojun Temple to Yumen in Gansu

In 1943, Joseph Needham set out from Sichuan to visit Dunhuang, Gansu, and took a large number of old photos along the way, recording the western style of China at that time. We have successively released the old photos taken by him before. Now I will re upload the old photos taken by him according to the region

Three groups have been published before,1943.8.23 Photos taken near Biyu Town, Tongwei County, Gansu,Pictures taken near Liuba County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi on August 16 and August 17,Photo taken in Guangyuan, Sichuan on August 12,9.21 inPhotos taken in Shandan County, Gansu

Laojun Temple is located in the south of Yumen City, Gansu Province. It was first built in the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It is famous for the discovery and development of the largest oil field in China during the Anti Japanese War, and it is world-renowned in the flames of the Second World War.

Yumen is now a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, located in the northwest of Gansu Province [1]  ， In the west of Hexi Corridor, Jiayuguan City and Jinta County are connected in the east, Guazhou County is connected in the west, and Subei Mongolian Autonomous County is adjacent in the north and south

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）骆驼队 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）骆驼队 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）骆驼队 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）蘭州培黎學校学生在戈壁滩收集动物骨骼 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）蘭州培黎學校学生在戈壁滩收集动物骨骼 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）中英科学合作馆卡车故障 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门-老君庙（安西东）戈壁滩 中英科学合作馆卡车遇到一群人 1943.9.27

甘肃 ‍玉门 寺庙客房 1943.9.28

甘肃 ‍玉门 圆顶帐篷 1943.9.28

甘肃 ‍玉门 传统建筑物的屋檐 1943.9.28

甘肃 ‍玉门 穿着工装的妇女 1943.9.28