Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing

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 show the departure of the delegationLeshanOn the journey to Chongqing via Yibin (April 18 April 22, 1909),

On April 18, 1909, the delegation left Jiading Mansion (now Leshan City) , arrived in Yibin at 10:45 a.m. on April 19. At 3:00 p.m. on April 20, the passenger ship arrived at the river surface of Luzhou City, and spent the night in a section of the river below Luzhou. Unfortunately, Luo Lin failed to take pictures. Only in his memory, he mentioned what he saw. Luzhou has a wall across hills and canyons, like a miniature Great Wall of China. There is a pagoda in the city. It is not gradually smaller toward the top, but rather large. It looks round at the bottom, and quickly diminishes in a curve, It is roughly like the dome of the Capitol in Washington, but it looks taller and thinner

On the morning of April 21, the train opened before dawn and passed Hejiang County at 10:45., At 3:25 p.m. on April 21, they landed in Zhujiatuo (now Zhutuo Town, Yongchuan County), passed Jiangjin County at 10:30 a.m. on April 22, and landed in Chongqing at 7:45 p.m

Photos taken in Yibin:

图片[1]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

1909年4月19日上午10点45分,考察团到达宜宾后拍摄的照片。江岸的山腰有一处奇特的寺庙,是沿着城市上方的河崖轮廓而建,罗林特地拍下让他惊叹的建筑,这就是宜宾著名的半边寺。寺庙的山门上镶嵌着“半边寺”的匾额,其后是一座亭阁,再向右侧延伸的建筑则是寺庙正殿,依真武山麓而建,大殿门匾“普度众生”四字清晰可见。

半边寺始建于明朝时期,50年代修建内江到昆明铁路,岷江大桥正好在半山寺的位置,从而被拆除。

图片[2]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

继续上行途中遇到了一群前往寺庙的百姓,人们看到外国人的到来,很是稀奇,从他们的神态中,并无多少笑容,流露的更多是惊奇,罗林在回忆中也提到,在这座弯曲的寺庙后面的山顶上,是另一座大庙宇(可能是真武祠),人们纷纷前往那里祈求雨水。

图片[3]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

罗林拍摄到的宜宾百姓的独特求雨方式,许多打扮很独特的小男孩被带到寺庙,他们有的骑着小马,有的抱则在男人的怀里。

图片[4]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

罗林在去真武山的山道上,所遇见的求雨人群,小男孩头上戴冠插着两根翎羽,旁边两个大人扶着骑在小马上。

罗林没有登上山顶,从而没有拍下更多的照片,他在回忆中对宜宾评价很高,认为叙府是一座美丽的城市,坐落在距河约60英尺的坡地上,位于岷江和扬子江之间,有很多宽阔的街道,以及繁荣的商业,当时宜宾城大约有20万居民,是嘉定人口的四倍,在他看来,这座城市似乎比嘉定更有吸引力,另外更多的大型建筑也很有吸引力,周围的山坡上点缀着一些小寺庙,我们看到了四座宝塔,此后沿着扬子江出发时,两江之间的城市景色非常美丽,岷江看起来完全和汇流处的扬子江一样大。

重庆境内拍摄的照片

图片[5]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

考察团从宜宾出发后途径泸州,4月21日经过合江,由于船上粮食不足,下午3点25分停靠朱家沱(今永川朱沱镇),船长上岸购买大米,罗林他们同时上岸闲逛了一番,当地百姓看到这些外国人,都跑了过来看热闹

图片[6]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

罗林站在高处拍下了朱家沱的远景,一条溪水穿过集镇,人群聚在一起,很是热闹。罗林回忆朱家沱的经历很有趣,一开始考察团下船后在镇上闲逛,并未引起多少人关注,他们一直走到镇外的一些稻田里,看到嫩绿的青苗已经高出水面4或4英寸,此后就被老百姓发现了他们是外国人,一传十,十传百,一大群当地人就开始跟着他们直到上船,到下午4点45分再次开始拍摄,这给摄影工作带来了困难。

图片[7]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

罗林在朱家沱岸边拍摄的一张近景,蜂拥而至的人们,远远地看着拍照的罗林,在那个时代,能看到外国人,拿着照相器材,确实是新奇之极。从罗林的回忆中,我们可以理解他为何拍摄的照片不多,很多都是田野风光,可以想象到,人多的地方,只要想拍,就会被团团围住当热闹看,不仅取景难取还耽误时间。

图片[8]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

考察团所乘的船在4月22日上午10点30分左右路过江津城,罗林在船上拍摄了这张江上风光,不确定具体位置。

图片[9]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

在途中,罗林拍下了考察团所乘大船上的船工们划桨的照片。

图片[10]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (26) A Trip from Yibin, Sichuan to Chongqing-China Archive

带着帽子的船长在船的最前方摇浆,大家团结一致,嘴里可能还喊着号子!

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