The old photo of Simao, Yunnan in 1922 was taken by Locke

Old photos of Simao, Yunnan in 1922; Photographer Joseph· Locke

Joseph· Born in Vienna on January 13, 1884, Rock (Joseph Francis Charles) was an adventurer since childhood. He always dreamed of traveling and tried to learn foreign languages by himself. In 1905, Locke came to the United States alone. In 1911, he officially became a professor of botany at the University of Hawaii. From 1920 to 1921, he was sent by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Thailand, Myanmar, India and other countries to conduct a one-year search for the species of hyacinth. In 1922, after entering China via Myanmar, Locke arrived in Yunnan in mid April

Simao District, subordinate to Pu’er City, Yunnan Province, is located in the south of Yunnan Province, the middle and south of Pu’er City, and the middle and lower reaches of the Lancang River

Once Simao was an important town and trade center in southern Yunnan

Simao District was an ancient tea and horse road in history— The starting point of the Southern Silk Road is one of the three major customs towns in Yunnan, enjoying the right to; Jintengchong, Yinsimao” It was once the trade center of southern Yunnan because of its developed commerce, and the Yin Mansion of Pu’er Road was also stationed here. At its peak before 1919, there were 22 streets in the city. Here merchants gather, the streets are noisy, business is booming, and the population is extremely prosperous. Through investigation and research on the land, wells, village sites and other historical sites in Simao dam area, the population in the peak period of Simao dam area was between 70000 and 80000

However, since 1919, Simao dam area has experienced a large-scale malaria epidemic. During the past three decades, the population in Simao dam area has decreased dramatically. By 1949, when Simao was liberated, the population in the dam area was less than 2000, and Simao was in extreme suffering

The founding of New China ushered in a new turn for the dam area. From epidemic prevention and medical treatment to people’s livelihood economy, the local decline was greatly reversed, malaria was defeated and the city was rebuilt

Fortunately, this group of photos preserved the scene of Simao where malaria was just becoming popular. Although Simao at that time had begun to decline, this complete historical image was rare

The following photos were taken at that time. Welcome to view them

1922年云南思茅老照片 拍摄者约瑟夫·洛克。

约瑟夫·洛克（Rock, Joseph Francis Charles），1884年1月13日出生于维也纳，从小就是一个冒险家，总是幻想着去旅行，并为此而努力地自学外语，1905年，洛克只身来到美国，1911年，他正式成为夏威夷大学的植物学教授。曾于1920年至1921年被美国农业部派往泰国、缅甸、印度等国进行为期一年报大风子树种搜寻工作。1922年，洛克经由缅甸进入中国之后，于4月中旬到达了云南。

思茅区，隶属于云南省普洱市，位于云南省南部、普洱市中南部、澜沧江中下游。

曾经的思茅是滇南重镇、贸易中心

思茅区是历史上的茶马古道—南方丝绸之路的起点，为云南三大海关重镇之一，享有“金腾冲、银思茅”的盛誉，因商业发达，这里曾是滇南的贸易中心，普洱道尹府也曾驻节于此。1919年之前的最盛时期，城区有22条街道。这里商贾云集，街头喧闹，生意兴隆，人口极盛。通过调查考证思茅坝区的土地、水井、村落遗址等历史遗迹，思茅坝区最盛时期的人口在7-8万之间。

然而从1919年开始，思茅坝区经历过一场大型的疟疾流行，三十年间，思茅坝区人口剧减，到1949年思茅解放时，坝区人口已不足2000人，当时思茅苦难至极。

新中国成立，坝区迎来了新的转机。从防疫医疗到民生经济，当地的颓势大为扭转，战胜了疟疾，重建了城市。

幸好有这组照片的留存，给我们保留了思茅疟疾刚开始流行起来的思茅景象，虽然彼时的思茅已经开始破败，但是这完整的历史影像实属难得。

以下为当时拍摄的照片，欢迎查看。

思茅城东宣化门

思茅城南怀柔门

思茅文庙，后为思茅一中的图书馆。

思茅海关衙门

南正街节日巡游，古老繁华的街道。

缅寺前的马帮

思茅的马帮商队，可以看出曾经的思茅商业发达

当地人住的茅草房。

思茅当地少民妇女

彼时思茅当地的人物风貌

拍摄者一行和景东地区当地人合影留念。