1869 Old photo of Fuzhou, Fujian, taken by Thomson

1869 Old photo of Fuzhou, Fujian taken by Thomson

British John· John Thomson was not the first Westerner to take pictures in China, but he was the first Western photographer to take pictures and spread them widely in China. In April 1862, 25 year old John· Thomson came to Singapore from Edinburgh, England to open a personal photography studio, and began his 10-year Asian documentary photography trip. During the three years from 1869 to the beginning of 1872, he concentrated on traveling and filming all over China. John· Thomson set out from Fujian via Hong Kong, from coast to inland, from south to north, and traveled to most parts of China. He not only photographed the scenery and buildings along the way, but also recorded the living conditions of a large number of dignitaries and ordinary people in the late Qing Dynasty from the anthropological perspective prevailing in Britain at that time. From senior officials of the Qing Dynasty, such as Gong Qin, Wang Yixin and Li Hongzhang, to street vendors and pawns, even to beggars hiding in tombs, these are valuable cultural images left for China in the middle and late 19th century

This group of photos comes from the website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each photo has a specific title, most of which are marked with the date of 1869, and some of which are marked with other dates. Author tags are also divided into“ Johm Thomson” And“ Attributed to John Thomson” Two, but their proportions are quite different

The photos of Fuzhou below are marked“ Attributed to John Thomson”， So we can only say that most of these photos may be taken by Thomson, some of them may not be taken by him, or they may be marked in the wrong place

ps: The number and English mark below each photo are original marks, and I have not changed them. The part of Chinese characters was simply translated by me with the help of software. Some place names may have errors. I hope you can point them out

DP165559 White Pagoda, Foochow  福州 白塔

DP165558 Yungfoo River ，现在叫做大樟溪

DP165562 Bowling Alley and Raquet Court at Foochow 福州保龄球馆和壁球场？明显不是吧

DP165563 Cemetery at Foochow 墓地

DP165561 Pagoda Island 岛上的宝塔

DP165565 Ming-Ming Customhouse, Rieng-Gang City 海关？

DP165570 Flouring Mill at Yen-Ping  延平？

DP165566 Missionary Houses, Foochow 福州黑山石上传教士租住的房子（道观）

DP165571 Pure Spring Cave, near Sing Chang  清泉洞

DP165572 [untitled]

DP165573 [untitled]

DP165574 [untitled]

DP165579 Factory and Silkworm Nursery, Foochow  工厂、蚕圃

DP165575 Flouring Mill at Yen-Ping 延平？

DP165583 [Mountain and Rice Fields] 武夷山马头岩和梯田

DP165585 The Grand Stand Foochow 福州赛马场看台

DP165587 [Untitled]

DP165591 [Village, River Min] 闽江边的村庄

DP165555 Lovers Leap, Foochow  爱情的飞跃？远眺？

DP165557 The Cemetery, Foochow  墓地

DP165651 Pagoda on the Execution Ground, Foochow 宝塔前的刑场？可能是苏州不是福州

DP165641 Great Pagoda at Foochow, the Largest in China 福州的高塔。 但是这可能是苏州，报恩寺北寺塔

DP165643 Nine Arch Bridge outside Foochow  福州外的九拱桥 可能是苏州不是福州

DP165645 Twin Pagodas at Foochow  这个双塔可能不是福州的，可能是苏州罗汉院双塔。

看了本组照片，你都认得是哪里吗？欢迎留言指出。