Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917

An old photo of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917, taken by Ganbo

Sydney· David· Gambo (1890-1968) is an American social economist, humanist and photographer. From 1908-1932, Gambo came to China four times to conduct urban and rural surveys and film urban and rural life. His footprints are all over North China, East China and Southwest China

In 1917, Gambo led his team to Sichuan in southwest China for an investigation. During their stay in Sichuan, they took nearly 500 precious photos in total. The photos shown in this group are his photos taken in Chengdu, Sichuan

1917年 四川成都老照片,摄影:甘博。

西德尼·戴维·甘博(1890-1968)是美国社会经济学家,人道主义者和摄影家,1908年-1932年间,甘博四次来到中国进行城镇和乡村调查,拍摄城市和农村生活,他的足迹遍布华北、华东、西南等地区。

1917年,甘博带领团队来到中国西南的四川考察。在四川期间,他们总共拍摄了近500张珍贵照片,本组图展示的照片是他在四川成都地区拍摄的照片

图片[1]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

"蜀王府。☆蜀王府,始建于1385年。今四川成都的四川科技馆、天府广场一带。又称“成都皇城”,是明代藩王府中最富丽的一座。位于北起东西御河,南到红照壁,东至东华门,西达西华门,周长2500多米,面积38公顷多,其建筑可与北京故宫媲美。虽为王府,它却俨然有皇宫的巍峨气派,故老百姓称之为“皇城”。"

图片[2]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

"成都城南门。☆成都自秦惠王二十七年(公元前310年)筑城,至公元1949年,历时2059年。成都城墙建于明代初年,在宋、元成都城基础上筑成,它是我国西南地区著名的城垣建筑。明末,战乱频繁,城墙多被破坏。清康熙、雍正年间加以修葺。"

图片[3]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

"郫县城门。☆郫都区因“杜宇化鹃”的传说,而又称鹃城,既是望帝杜宇、丛帝鳖灵建都立国之地,又是古蜀文明发祥地;公元前314年,秦灭蜀后,以郫邑为郡县,称郫县。"

图片[4]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

成都城南门

图片[5]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

当时的皇城城门洞口,一群人正从里面走出来,城墙上长满了树木杂草,墙面斑驳,不过也难掩其雄伟的气势。

图片[6]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

图片[7]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

图片[8]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

图片[9]-Old photos of Chengdu, Sichuan in 1917-China Archive

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