Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour

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 of the delegationAfter Yibin, Sichuan, arrived in Chongqing(April 22-24, 1909):

On April 22, 1909, the passenger ship of the delegation passed Jiangjin County (now Jiangjin District, Chongqing) at 10:30. At 7:45 in the evening, it landed in Chongqing.

Photos taken on the way to Chongqing:

图片[1]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

1909年4月22日,上午10点半经过了江津县(今重庆江津区)后罗林拍摄的照片,岸边的峭壁都是石灰岩构成,此处的江面很是宽阔。

图片[2]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

继续前行,前方有几艘小木船,看样子像是来往两岸的渡船,右侧的山峰上,高高耸立着一座笔状的古塔,不知道是何地方

图片[3]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林回忆到,他们在中午1点45分的时候,客船急转直下,向东驶去,穿过了峡谷,山峰大部分是深色的,但靠近水面的部分是浅黄色的,就在拐弯处,有一段非常坚硬的石灰岩冲出100码伸入江中。

图片[4]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

这是一处江岸,可能是一处船舶停靠点,巨大的石灰岩山峰矗立在江畔

图片[5]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

张柏林父子都是地质学家,所以罗林对长江岸边的山峰岩石构造很感兴趣,因此拍了很多这样的地形照片以做研究

重庆城中所拍摄的照片:

4月22日傍晚7点10分,罗林在船上已经能看到重庆山上人家的灯光,35分钟后,考察团一行到达重庆,虽然天色已晚,但他们上岸后还是参观了附近的一些商店。

图片[6]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

4月23日的早晨,天上下着小雨,考察团成员从所住的客船里下船,开始游览重庆城,他们整个上午都在街道上闲逛,可能是罗林担心拍照时被百姓围观,从而耽误时间,所以他在重庆没有拍下街巷中的场景,大部分都是远景,反而为重庆留下了非常珍贵的百年面貌。这张照片拍摄于朝天门附近。

图片[7]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林沿着朝天门的江滩,继续往南走,拍摄的依着崖坡而建的房屋,下方都用很多木头支撑着。

图片[8]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林继续往前,沿着东水门登上了重庆的城墙,在荷花池畔,他看到了非常精致的中国传统楼阁,是东水门湖广会馆的文星阁,此阁为五层,今已不存。

图片[9]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林在重庆的城墙上拍摄,上午的阳光洒下,城垛依山而建,古城之美只能在照片中永恒了。

此处城墙是通远门城楼,远处是重庆城内最高处五福宫

图片[10]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林登上了高处,他在山顶发现了一座美丽的寺庙,特地拍了下来,并注释为法国领事馆的上方,不知道此寺庙今日是否保存下来。

查询了一下此处是现在凯旋路的藏经阁,现在就剩最高那个建筑了。

图片[11]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林回到朝天门处的岸边,考察团又乘船前往对岸,这是在船上所拍,罗林拍摄此片的英文注释为:Custom's station opposite Chung King,前方的建筑是否为重庆海关?

据网友考证此处应该是慈云寺。

图片[12]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

罗林回忆,他们来到了对岸,考察团本来是下午1点准备离开重庆,但是船上的船工大部分都来自上游,他们不愿意再前往宜昌,船长不得不重新雇佣船工,导致当天继续留在重庆过夜,江中停靠的外国轮船是德国炮舰“Vaterland”号。


图片[13]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (27) Chongqing Tour-China Archive

行程虽然耽搁,反而让罗林有时间登上高处,给我们留下了这张珍贵无比的重庆朝天门全景照片。

考察团于1909年4月24日从重庆出发,前往万县。

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