The old photo of Datong in 1941. The life of citizens inside and outside Datong 80 years ago

To share a group of old photos of Datong in 1941, let’s take a look at the life style of people in and outside Datong, Shanxi 80 years ago

This group of photos was taken by Japanese people in the same year from the North China Traffic Photo

Shanxi Datong was captured on September 13, 1937. After Beiping and Tianjin were captured, the Japanese aggressors took Shanxi in two ways. At that time, Shanxi was defended by the Second World War Zone, and the commander was Yan Xishan. In order to defend the Japanese aggressors outside of Shanxi, he formulated a plan for a battle in Datong, preparing to fight the Japanese aggressors in several villages and towns in the northeast of Datong

But after more than ten days of fighting, the position was occupied, and the Japanese aggressors occupied Datong without bloodshed

大同南大街的街景

这座三层（十字歇山顶）楼阁式建筑是鼓楼，一直是古城大同的地标建筑。明朝时期，大同楼阁众多，包括太平楼、钟楼、魁星楼、鼓楼等；后多数已毁，仅鼓楼幸存。

大同市民上街采买影像

永定庄 住窑洞的百姓

永定庄 住窑洞的百姓

永定庄村隶属于大同云冈区口泉乡，位置在口泉沟内。

大同华严寺  正在制作拓片的人们

牵着毛驴的大同小脚妇人

民国时期的张贴画还是很时尚的哦