Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province

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 were taken on the journey (April 7, 1909 to April 8, 1909) of the delegation to Guanxian (today’s Dujiangyan City) after several days of investigation in Chengdu.

At 7:50 on April 7, 1909, the delegation started from the west gate of Chengdu, passed through Manchuria, arrived at Pixian for lunch at 12:40 p.m., left at 1:15 p.m., and arrived at Guanxian successively at 7:55 p.m

Photos taken along the route from Chengdu to Pixian

图片[1]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

罗林拍摄的沿途水田和民居

4月7日7点半,考察团一行出发,罗林回忆从满洲城经过,里面的房屋不拥挤,大多在茂密的小树林中,在清晨里景色很迷人,他们从成都的西门出城,在城门附近的食摊吃了早饭。

图片[2]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

罗林回忆到,在路旁,灌县的水利灌溉系统开始来水,涌入灌溉沟渠的溪流汹涌不息,显然这是一个很好的灌溉系统,有些沟渠几乎都是小河,这条官道上交通繁忙,罗林一路上遇到几乎源源不断的人力独轮车,推夫们运送着一袋袋的粮食,还有满载的焦炭,罗林特别拍摄了此图,让我们看到了百年前四川人的吃苦耐劳。

图片[3]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

罗林看到沟渠对岸有一群孩子,他特地跑过去给她们拍照片,大多数女孩子吓坏了,赶紧跑开,唯恐避之不及,只剩下右边女孩一个人站在看罗林,她的手里还攥着刚采的一把野花

图片[4]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

途中的官道好像并没有石板,千年间的人行马踏车往,早已将土夯实,路旁的沟渠水倒影婆娑,应该很清澈,前方两个挑夫走在前面。

图片[5]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

沿途的某处拍摄的照片,屋后的竹林和树木非常高大,那几座菜地上的坟茔可能让罗林感到好奇。

图片[6]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

罗林回忆当天的旅程完全是在一片平原上进行的,这是他在途中拍摄的一处村庄远景,村后主要是竹林,四周被田地包围,此片罗林为了研究灌溉系统,他特地跑了很远去拍摄。

图片[7]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

沿途一处小村落,房屋后面的树木仍然很苗条,可能和那时用柴木生火做饭有关,稍微长出的枝桠都被砍下来。

图片[8]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

快到郫县附近的官道旁,罗林发现一大片墓地就在路旁,看坟茔的形制很杂乱,都挤成一团,不像是当地正常的墓葬,碑刻上面有“义塚”两字,原来这里是是埋葬无主尸骸的墓地。

图片[9]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

位于郫县附近,罗林拍摄的田野里矗立的一座三层砖塔,这在一路上稍显单调的田园风光里,显得与众不同。

中午12点40分,考察团在郫县歇脚吃午饭,于下午1点15分再次出发,为了在当晚能赶到灌县,他们整个下午都在以最快的速度前进。

抵达灌县沿途拍摄的照片

图片[10]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

前往灌县的路上,罗林拍下了推着独轮车行进的场景,这是那时四川成都平原常见的交通工具,以其便利灵活成为行动不便人士的首选,为了防晒,坐在上面的人还打起了伞。

图片[11]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

罗林看起来对官道旁的田地村庄很感兴趣,沿途他拍摄了很多这样的场景,道路前方,一人挑着担子行进着。

图片[12]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

一户人家的屋后,屋顶两侧的屋檐翘起,很有美感,其他房屋上都盖着茅草

图片[13]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

此处像是有着两户人家,后方几棵大树和成片的竹林,门口的篱笆是整齐的植物构成。

图片[14]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

考察团终于在傍晚时分来到灌县的县城,这是罗林在走马河畔拍摄的灌县城外风光,河流流向成都平原,灌县背靠着连绵不断的大山,对岸的一座宝塔是奎光塔。

奎光塔始建于明代,后来倒塌,直到清道光年间,为了振兴灌县文脉,略通风水的知县寻获旧址,然后重新修建,因而奎光塔与佛教无关。

图片[15]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

顺着走马河前行,天色渐暗,罗林看到鹅卵石堆砌成的堤坝,特地又拍摄了一张。

图片[16]-Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (20) A Trip to Guanxian County, Pixian County, Sichuan Province-China Archive

在一片油菜花地旁,灌县的东门终于到了,罗林回忆中提到,此刻已是傍晚7点55分,许是罗林年轻,轿夫可以跑快些,老张柏林和其他人则晚了几十分钟到,因为成都天黑就关闭城门,王翻译担心灌县城门也早早关闭,便提前10分钟跑到城楼前,幸好灌县没有成都那么严,到10点才关门。

图中的城楼名为观凤楼(今已不存),还有一处牌坊,上方有着一个丹凤的雕刻,在暮色里,牌坊与城楼相对,有着凝重古朴之美。

考察团到达灌县的次日,于1909年4月8日晨前往漩口镇考察。

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