Old photos of the scenery of Xijiang River in Guangxi in 1930

In 1930, a group of old photos of the scenery of Xijiang River 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, Xing’an County, visited Guangxi and took the following photos.

The Xijiang River has a long history, and each section of the main stream has different names in history. The source is Suoxiang Village, Wangmo County, Guizhou Province, called Nanpan River, and the following is Shilong Town, Xiangzhou County, Laibin City, Guangxi Province, called Hongshui River, Shilong Town to Guiping City, called Qianjiang River, Guiping City to Wuzhou City, called Xunjiang River, and Wuzhou City to Sixianjiao, Sanshui District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, called Xijiang River.

The following is a preview of 7 photos of Guilin:

1930年 广西西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。

西江源远流长，干流各段在历史上有过不同的名称。源头至贵州省望谟县蔗香村称南盘江，以下至广西来宾市象州县石龙镇称红水河，石龙镇至桂平市区称黔江，桂平市区至梧州市称浔江，梧州市至广东省佛山市三水区思贤滘始称西江。

以下为本组7副桂林照片预览：

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