Old photos of Pingliang, Gansu in 1936

The old photo of Pingliang, Gansu Province in 1936 was shared with you. The photographer was Little Pickens, an American

Claude Pickens (1900-1985) was an American priest. He and his wife Elizabeth Pickens were assigned to China by the American Church to spread the gospel

From 1927 to 1937, Pickens served as an assistant pastor in St. Peter’s Church in Hankou

In 1933, accompanied by his father-in-law, he went to the Middle East for an academic investigation on Mu% Si% Lin

Claude Pickens, together with other missionaries, made an investigation and study of Northwest China, Tibet and Inner Mongolia in 1936. During this period, he took a large number of photos, recording the living conditions of Mu% Si% Lin in China at that time, as well as the local customs along the way

The following photos were taken by Pickens when he passed Pingliang during his northwest expedition in 1936:

Pingliang is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, located in the east of Gansu Province, at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain, at the upstream of Jinghe River, and the geometric center of the intersection of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia; Golden Triangle”, It stretches across Longshan (Guanshan), adjoins Xianyang of Shaanxi Province in the east, Dingxi and Baiyin of Gansu Province in the west, Baoji of Shaanxi Province and Tianshui of Gansu Province in the south, and Guyuan and Qingyang of Gansu Province in the north

Pingliang has always been known as“ Longshang Dry Wharf” It is called ancient“ The Silk Road” It must pass through an important town, known as“ Go out of the First City of Chang’an in the west;. Pingliang has been an important town to protect Sanqin and control Wuyuan since ancient times; A place of war” And the traditional commodity distribution center in Longdong

1936年的甘肃平凉老照片分享给大家,拍摄者为美国人小皮肯斯。

克劳德.皮肯斯（1900-1985）是一名美国牧师。他和他的妻子伊丽莎白.皮肯斯是由美国教会指派到中国进行福音传播的。

1927年至1937年间，皮肯斯在汉口的圣彼得教堂担任助理牧师。

1933年伴随其岳父前往中东进行了穆%斯%林方面的学术考察。

克劳德.皮肯斯1936年与其他传教士一起对中国西北、西藏、内蒙进行了考察研究。这期间他拍摄了大量的照片，记录了当时中国穆%斯%林的生活状况，同时也大量记录了沿途的风土人情。

以下的照片为皮肯斯1936年西北考察路过平凉时所拍摄的照片：

平凉是甘肃省下辖的地级市，位于甘肃省东部，六盘山东麓，泾河上游，为陕甘宁交汇几何中心“金三角”，横跨陇山（关山），东邻陕西咸阳，西连甘肃定西、白银，南接陕西宝鸡和甘肃天水，北与宁夏固原、甘肃庆阳毗邻。

平凉素有“陇上旱码头”之称，是古“丝绸之路”必经重镇，史称“西出长安第一城”。平凉自古为屏障三秦、控驭五原的重镇，是“兵家必争之地”和陇东传统的商品集散地。

平凉县城的东门

平凉东关QZ寺礼拜殿

平凉拱北QZ寺

华亭县东华镇。

平凉拱北QZ寺

平凉QZ寺北大寺

平凉拱北主持穆忠阳阿%訇

平凉东关街道