Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou

On January 4, 1909, an American geologist, Zhang Bolin, and his son, Luo Lin, set out from Chicago and arrived in Shanghai on February 2 of the same year. During his stay in China, Zhang Bolun and his son successively visited 13 provinces including Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Zhili, Shanxi, and took more than 600 photos recording the social life of the late Qing Dynasty, which were later summarized into a photo album in 1909=“ http://www.laozhaopian5.com/jingdian/1891.html “target=”_ Blank “>Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography.

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The following photos are taken fromThe journey from Zhangjiakou to Zhangku Avenueand back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou (May 25 to May 26, 1909) Photo:

The delegation left Zhangjiakou at 7:30 a.m. on May 25, 1909 by mule cart, arrived at Xuanhua Railway Station at 4 p.m., went down to the garden in front of the train, left for Beijing at 6 a.m. on May 26, and arrived at Xizhimen Station in Beijing at 1:30 p.m

Old photos taken from Zhangjiakou to Xuanhua

图片[1]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

1909年5月25日早上6点半,考察团一行准备离开张家口,这是罗林在他们入住的客栈内拍摄的景象,两个蒙古族男子,皮肤黝黑,几只蒙古马套在马车上。

图片[2]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

罗林看到左边的年轻人面对镜头,脸上露出真诚的笑容,他又拍了一张,留下了两人憨厚而亲和的模样。

图片[3]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

早晨的张家口,街道上已经尘烟弥漫,左侧的商铺屋檐上伸出四个木杆,右边有两条狗正在上坡,道路上可以看到好些个行人。

图片[4]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

张家口的街道一侧,商铺几乎都是一层的瓦房,左边的男子直愣愣地看着罗林拍照,另一人将手拢在袖子里往前走着。

图片[5]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

沿街的行人较多,看来那时张家口的百姓都有早起的习惯,不过众人之中,只看到右边的商铺前,有一个挑着空筐的人,也许卖的东西都已经销售一空。

图片[6]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

再往前行,罗林遇到一只驼队,经过了解他得知是往蒙古方向运输的茶叶。

图片[7]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

在张家口的街道一侧,有一只骆驼站着商店门前,一群人围着旁边,右侧的栅栏上还悬挂了一个木牌,上面是还有光绪年间的政府通告。

图片[8]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

考察离开张家口之后,所拍摄的沿途一处山村,道路上满是砾石,路旁停着一支运输队。

图片[9]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

前往宣化的途中,宽阔的道路,满是车辙留下的印迹。

图片[10]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

罗林拍摄了途中的一处小村落,画面右侧是考察团的骡车,隐约可以看到一人背着东西前行。

根据罗林的回忆,他们在返程途中行进时,西北风稳步增强,渐渐刮起了大量的灰尘,使旅程变得非常不舒服,还没到宣化的西门,天空就已经尘土飞扬,入城后他们继续在此前的同一家客栈吃午饭,下午快4点的时候,赶到了宣化火车站,获准乘坐敞开的施工火车返回下花园,在铁轨旁等了半个小时,在此期间,沙尘暴肆虐,风吹得很冷,空气中尘土弥漫,让天空昏暗,周围的山丘被完全遮挡。

幸好火车几乎是顺风行驶,受到沙尘影响还不算大,但是一旦中途停车,就变得非常糟糕。到达下花园之后,考察团一行见到了站长,并被允许在他们次日前往北京的火车上过夜,黄昏前风停了,天气变晴了,蓝天也出现了,经过这场寒冷的沙尘暴,大家在火车座位上睡得很香。


京张铁路沿线风光

图片[11]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

第二天早上6点,从下花园开往北京的火车发动,罗林醒来后,发现是一个晴朗美丽的早晨,可以欣赏到远处群山的美景,它们带有半干旱地区常见的侵蚀线。这张照片根据罗林的注释是怀来北部的山脉。

图片[12]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

火车开行到青龙桥附近,罗林拍摄了长城的近影。

图片[13]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

这张同样位置的照片,曝光过暗,只能看到几个人影在铁道附近。

图片[14]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

罗林对长城应该很有兴趣,同样的位置,他拍摄了3张青龙桥长城的照片。

图片[15]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

这张照片罗林注释为距离南口车站不远的铁路附近群山。

图片[16]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

当火车行驶到南口附近,罗林发现了远处山上的长城。

图片[17]-Zhang Bolin’s Collection of Chinese Photography in 1909 (40) A Journey Back to Beijing from Zhangjiakou-China Archive

罗林在回忆中提到,南口关的花岗岩似乎很明显是侵入体,在关口和南口镇之间,可以看到大量独立的岩墙和侵入体,大部分是花岗岩,但也有一些是深色基性岩,它们切割了变质的沉积岩。山前的结构看起来像是一个褶皱,显然有一些破裂和局部断层,这些断层已经被无数的岩脉和火成岩侵入所切割。这个背斜褶皱不仅在南北走向的山脉上看起来很普遍,而且在南口向东的山脉上也是如此。

 

考察团于1909年5月26日从张家口回到北京,再一次开展北京之旅。

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