Zhang Bolin’s Chinese Photography Collection in 1909 (8) Suzhou Anqing Yangtze River 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 Collection of Chinese Photography 。

All the old photos are previewed by time line and region. See: http://www.laozhaopian5.com/jingdian/1891.html

The following photos were taken during the journey of the delegation from Suzhou, Wuhu and Anqing along the Yangtze River (February 28 to March 1, 1909):

The delegation ended its journey in Guangzhou on February 22, took a boat to Hong Kong, took a boat from Hong Kong on February 24, arrived in Shanghai on February 27, and went to Hankou along the Yangtze River on February 28. The route is to go west along the Yangtze River by boat. After passing Nanjing, Wuhu and Anqing, they arrived in Jiujiang on March 2

I. Scenery of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu

1909年2月28日，罗林在江苏南通段的长江上拍摄的照片。可以看到堤岸旁有一个村落，房子大多都是茅草屋顶。江面上停两艘较大的木帆船，船工们看着罗林在拍照，感到很稀奇。

江苏段长江的一处沿岸，树林之中掩映者几户民居。

据罗林的回忆到，他们是午夜时分从上海出发，早上来到了长江的一处宽阔江面（可能在南通附近），他在轮船上拍下了这张晨景，江中已经有很多艘木船，扯起了风帆，远处的对岸，几处白烟，应该是村民们的炊烟。

二、安徽安庆段的长江风光

3月1日，考察团的船进入长江安徽江段，罗林发现从南京到芜湖之间的长江两岸，大多是平原地带，树木也不多见，只有在远处才能看到林木丛生的景象，也许船上航行时拍照不方便，到了芜湖与安庆也没上岸，所以未能留下这两座沿江城市的照片，一直到望江县的江段，罗林拍摄了著名的小孤山风光。

此为安徽段江面的马当山（属于江西彭泽县，位置见前图），山势极为陡峭，因形如马而得名，与小孤山遥遥相对

罗林拍摄的小孤山之奇貌

罗林拍摄的小孤山，照片左边的建筑是启秀寺，山顶的亭子为梳妆亭。

奇峰海拔七十八米，有着“东看太师椅、南望一支笔、西观似悬钟、北眺啸天龙”的四面妙景。

罗林笔记中记录他认为小孤山是九江以下长江段最好的景观之一。

这张照片只注明了拍摄地为安徽，根据与上几图的对照，判断仍然位于小孤山附近。

经过了这一段路程后，考察团一行于3月2日到达九江，并上岸游览。