In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

Share a group of old photos taken by Gan Bo in Kaifeng, Henan Province from 1917 to 1919

Sydney· David· Sidney&middlet; David&middlet; Gamble (1890-1968) is an American social economist, humanist and famous photographer. During his five trips between China and the United States between 1908 and 1932, he took a lot of precious photos during his travels in western China. This group of photos was taken by him in Kaifeng, Henan Province between 1917 and 1919

Open, abbreviated as“ Bian”, Known as Bianzhou and Bianliang in ancient times, it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and the bank of the Yellow River, and adjacent to Zhengzhou in the west. So far, there has been a history of more than 4100 years of city building and capital building, including the Xia Dynasty, the State of Wei in the Warring States Period, the Houliang, the Later Jin, the Later Han, the Later Zhou, the Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, and so on. It is known as the ancient capital of eight dynasties, and has bred a far-reaching“ Song Culture

At that time, the warlord Zhao Ti ruled Henan. Zhao Ti’s main energy is to consolidate his own territory, but he has no interest in developing the economy. In addition, his army discipline was very corrupt and he raided Henan severely, so Henan was very poor at that time. You can also see this by comparing this group of photos with the old photos of other regions of China in the same period I sent earlier

Let’s take a look at this group of photos
图片[1]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive
龙亭

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开封的城楼和城墙，已经开始残损

图片[3]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

开封的一个牌坊，大家知道是哪里吗？

图片[4]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

开封铁塔

铁塔始建于公元1049年（北宋皇祐元年），素有“天下第一塔”之称。铁塔高55.88米，八角十三层，因此地曾为开宝寺，又称“开宝寺塔”。又因其遍体通彻褐色琉璃砖，混似铁铸，从元代起民间称其为“铁塔”

图片[5]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

残破荒凉的王旦墓

图片[6]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

开封，民间斗鸡会。

下面是甘博拍摄的当地人物照，有男有女、有老有少，各行各业，全面的反映了当时的开封地区人物风貌。

图片[7]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

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两个老妇人破冰洗衣，好冰冷。

图片[14]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

图片[15]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

开封大街上的流民

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这几个老妇人在斗地主吗？

图片[23]-In 1917, an old photo of Kaifeng, Henan was taken by Gan Bo-China Archive

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一伙上香中的小脚老妇人。

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