Old photos of Hangzhou in 1914: Hangzhou Yanxia Cave, Feilaifeng, Lingyin Temple a hundred years ago

To share a group of old photos of Hangzhou in 1914, let’s take a look at the old photos of Hangzhou’s historic sites under the lens of French Sinologist Max Bole a hundred years ago

Henri Maspero (1883— 1945), a famous French Chinese scholar, was a student of Sha Wan. Born in Paris on December 15, 1883, his father was the famous French archaeologist Gaston&middleot; Maspero

He graduated from the School of Oriental Languages in 1907. On January 27, 1908, he was appointed as an intern researcher of the French Far East Institute. In March of the same year, he arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, and had a deep understanding of the spread of local culture. At that time, he was just 24 years old

On November 13, 1908, Ma Bole was ordered to come to China. When he arrived in Beijing, he coincided with Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi, Yan Jia. Puyi, three years old, was promoted to the throne. Ma Bole witnessed the surging social change and returned to Hanoi on June 10, 1910. In March 1914, he went to China’s coastal province of Zhejiang, where he excavated and discovered ancient sites and monuments until early August 1914

The old photos of this group were taken at this time: