Old photos of Lu Liang in Qujing, 1943-1945

Luliang County belongs to Qujing, Yunnan Province. Luliang County is located in the east of Yunnan Province, known as“ Diandong Pearl” It is called. In the Ming Dynasty, Lu Liangcheng was called“ Liuliangwei”, Garrison troops. In the Qing Dynasty, Lu Liang was called“ Luliangzhou”, The city is the state city

The background of this group of photos:

During the Anti Japanese War, many large and medium-sized cities in China were successively occupied by Japanese forces, Hong Kong was occupied, and the Yunnan Burma Road was cut off, which led to the interruption of the transportation of foreign aid materials. In order to establish a new channel, the National Government decided to build dozens of airports in Yunnan, including Luliang, Luoping, Chenggong, etc

 

In the summer of 1942, it was decided to locate at Shanshanzi, Luliang County&mdash& mdash; An airport will be built between watchtowers. In May 1943, the airport was basically completed and put into use. In that year, thousands of American troops were stationed at the airport, including the 68th Wing and the 23rd Deportation Group of the 14th Air Force under the command of General Chennault (its predecessor was the famous “Flying Tigers”)

 

Bert Krawczyk, a US photographer stationed at Luliang Airport at that time, took many scenic and cultural photos around Kunming, Luliang, Songming and a small amount of Sichuan. These photos were taken from 1943 to 1945, vividly representing the daily life of the local people and the history of bravely participating in the War of Resistance

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