Old photos of Lijiang River scenery in Guangxi in 1930

In 1930, a group of old photos of the Lijiang River scenery in Guangxi was sent. This group of photos was taken by John Middleton from Shakford’s Chinese Photos Collection; B· John B. Shackford

Shackford traveled and worked as an English teacher in South China in the late 1920s and early 1930s (possibly in Lingnan University in Guangzhou)

From June to July 1930, Shackleford SutraWuzhou,Guijiang,Lijiang,Guilinarrives atLingqu River in Xing’an County, visited Guangxi and took the following photos Guijiang River. The Lingqu estuary is the dividing point between the Darong River section of the Guijiang River and the Lijiang River section, while the Lipu River and the Gongcheng River estuary are the dividing points between the Lijiang River section and the Guijiang River section. The Lijiang River section is 164 kilometers long. The river bed along the river is mostly made of pebbles with small amount of sediment and clear water. The two banks are mostly karst landforms. Rich in tourism resources, the famous Guilin landscape is on the Lijiang River

The following is a preview of 24 photos of this group:

1930年 广西漓江风光老照片一组送上，本组照片出自《沙克福德中国照片集》，拍摄者是约翰·B·沙克福德（John B.Shackford）

沙克福德在1920年代末和1930年代初在中国南方旅行和担任英语教师（可能在广州岭南大学）。

1930年6~7月，沙克福德经梧州、桂江、漓江、桂林到达兴安县灵渠，游历广西，拍摄了下面的照片。

漓江，属珠江流域西江水系，为支流桂江上游河段的通称，位于广西壮族自治区东北部。传统意义上的漓江起点为桂江源头越城岭猫儿山，现代水文定义为兴安县溶江镇灵渠口，终点为平乐三江口。漓江上游河段为大溶江，下游河段为传统名称的桂江。灵渠河口为桂江大溶江段和漓江段的分界点，荔浦河、恭城河口为漓江段和桂江段的分界点。漓江段全长164公里。沿江河床多为水质卵石，泥沙量小，水质清澈，两岸多为岩溶地貌。旅游资源丰富，著名的桂林山水就在漓江上。

以下为本组24副照片预览：

山峰倒影，漓江

九马山，漓江

漓江山水倒影

漓江，山峰照片

船夫和孩子，漓江