In 1920s, the old photos of Changqing County in Shandong Province showed the style and features of Lianhua Cave on Wufeng Mountain a hundred years ago

Sharing a group of old photos of Changqing County (now Changqing District, Jinan) in the Republic of China, let’s take a look at the scenic spots such as Lotus Cave in Wufeng Mountain a hundred years ago

This group of photos was taken by Japanese photographer Chang Panda&Ding at that time; Page 86-90 of the eleventh volume of ZN Cultural Historic Sites co authored by Chen Yezhen. The pictures in this book were basically taken between 1906 and 1928, and the specific shooting time of this group of pictures is uncertain. The estimated time may be around 1920

Let’s take a look at this group of old photos together

In Changqing District, it belonged to the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the Qin Dynasty, Lu County was set up in Luyi, which belongs to Jibei County. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was located in Lu County, Chixian County, Taishan County, and Zhu’a County, Pingyuan County. In 594 of the Southern Dynasty, Changqing County was established as Changqing Town. So far, Changqing County was named after the Great Wall of Qi and Qingshui

In the Tang Dynasty, Changqing County belonged to Jizhou, Henan Province. In 643, Jizhou was abandoned and Changqing belonged to Qizhou, Henan Province. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the government was under the jurisdiction of the road, and Changqing was under the jurisdiction of Ji’nan government in Qizhou, Jingdong East Road. In the Yuan Dynasty, Changqing belonged to Tai’an Prefecture, Zhongshu Province. In the Ming Dynasty, Changqing belonged to Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. The Qing Dynasty followed the system of the Ming Dynasty. By 1941, Changqing was divided into two counties, Fengshan and Changqing, to meet the needs of the Anti Japanese War. On June 26, 2001, Changqing County was abolished and Changqing District of Jinan was established

五峰山庙 远景

五峰山，因有群仙、志仙、会仙、望仙、聚仙（又名迎仙）五个山峰环联错列而得名。。位于山东省济南市长清区城东南15.5公里五峰山镇境内。五峰山与泰岱相连，金元时建洞真观于此，后遂与泰山、灵岩山并称“三山”。

现在的五峰山

五峰山 玉皇庙 唐石造白塔

五峰山 莲花洞 全景

圣佛莲花洞位于五峰山的最西一峰—-聚仙峰下，广阔丈余，窟高3米，窟外另砌卷拱门，额书“圣佛莲花洞”。洞中雕有大佛五尊，小佛254尊，其中有石贵妃，有卢义基为其妻的造像等。莲花洞又名“千佛洞”。

五峰山 莲花洞内神像

据史料记载，雕刻时代在东魏到隋代之间，距今有1400多年。洞内的造像题记，大半漫不清，尚可认者有洞窟门额“天启六年五月，圣佛莲花洞”刻石。大佛像塑造者钟、崔等五十四人题中尚存，可惜已无年月可考。附近壁上有东魏武定五年（公元548年）造像题名及北齐乾明元年（公元560年）造像题记。

五峰山 莲花洞内神像的头部

五峰山 莲花洞 协侍造像

五峰山 莲花洞 协侍造像

五峰山 莲花洞 壁刻小龛

五峰山 莲花洞 天井莲花

之前听说有两尊佛头被盗，不知道是那两尊，实在太过可惜。