Qingdao Street Scenery and Old and Famous Photos Taken during the Japanese Occupation of Qingdao in the Republic of China (I)

During the Republic of China, Qingdao was occupied twice by Japanese invaders

On June 28, 1914, World War I broke out. Japan launched an attack on the German army that occupied Qingdao at that time and defeated Germany. From then on, Japan replaced Germany and began to colonize Qingdao for 8 years. In 1919, the Chinese people went through a vigorous; May 4th Movement”, As well as the indomitable struggle, Japan was forced to return Qingdao to China in December 1922

At 9:00 a.m. on January 10, 1938, more than 60 warships and dozens of aircraft of the Japanese Navy invaded the sea area and airspace of Qingdao. Under the cover of warships and aircraft, they landed at the eastern tip of Shandong, 18 miles east of Qingdao, and entered the city. The Japanese army occupied all important places in Qingdao without firing a single shot. On January 14, the Guoqi Detachment of the Japanese North China Front Army and the Fourth Fleet of the Navy successively entered the urban area. So far, Qingdao was once again occupied by the Japanese imperialists

This group of photos was taken during the two Japanese occupation of Qingdao, from the star films released that year

The first group of 15 photos are previewed as follows:

青岛北京町（北京路）

青岛滨松町（湖北路）

青岛埠头全景

青岛大村町（安徽路）

青岛大港

青岛高密町（高密路）

青岛海泊町（海泊路）

青岛河南町（河南路）

青岛街景

青岛军司令部（胶澳总督府）

青岛军政署的炮痕（原青岛帝国法院）

青岛山东町（中山路北段）

青岛市场

青岛四方町市场附近

青岛潍县町(潍县路）

青岛卫戌病院及天文台（青医附院老院区）