The old photo of Yichang, Hubei in 1909 The magnificent scene of the Three Gorges a hundred years ago

Share a group of old photos of Yichang, Hubei in 1909, and the magnificent historical images of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River 110 years ago

The photographer of this group is Chamberlain. 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 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

The delegation consists of four people in total, Ernest· Dr. Burton served as the head of the delegation, including Thomas&Middleot, a 66 year old professor at the University of Chicago at that time; Zhang Bolin, the only son of Zhang Bolin, Luo Lin&middot, works as a daily liaison, living and photographer; Zhang Bolin and a young Chinese translator, Mr. Wang (YT Wang). Rowling· Zhang Bolin carries two Kodak cameras with him. One is a camera that takes six rolls of large negative films (about 7X5 inches), and the other is a camera that takes 12 rolls of smaller negative films (about 4.5X3.5 inches). From

this group of photos was taken along their way to Yichang on March 11, and then they arrived in Sichuan (Chongqing) on March 16

The following is a preview of the photo, and the English mark below the photo is the author’s original mark

In the Ichang gorge

Across the river from Ichang

Entering the Ichang Gorge

Fishing nets at beginning of Ichang Gorge

Cargo boats at Ichang

Our houseboat tied up for the night opposite Ichang

Cargo boats at Ichang

Glimpses of the Ichang gorge

Nearing Ichang

Style of grave at Ichang

Glimpses of the Ichang gorge

Limestone peaks and granite hills open portion of the Ichang gorge

Transplanting the rice near Ichang

Gorge topography Ichang gorge

Ichang gorge