Old photos of Yongzhou, Hunan in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China taken by Bannister

Share a group of old photos of Yongzhou, Hunan, from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, and look at the style and features of Yongzhou a hundred years ago. The photographer of this group is William· Bannister

William Middleot, Anglican missionary; William Banister (1855-1928) preached in Fujian and Hong Kong successively, and served as a bishop in Hunan, Guangxi (Guangxi diocese) from 1908-1923. The pictures in this article, and even the pictures in other places in the future, were taken and collected by the Banister family, including the son-in-law of Ban Weilan, and the pictures collected by the acting governor of Hong Kong, Shi Mei. The shooting time of the pictures is estimated to be between the 1890s and the 1920s

A group of photos at that time have been published before, see http://www.laozhaopian5.com/qingchao/266.html

The following is a preview of the second group of photos:

寺庙

寺庙

青云塔

青云塔位于新田县城正南面,距县城1公里,始建于清咸丰九年（1859）面积为792平方米，塔身中空，八面七级，通高31.5米，砖石结构、 整个塔呈圆锥楼阁式，湖南仅此一处。