The old photography of Xinjiang from 1906 to 2008: Mannerheim

A group of old Xinjiang photos from 1906 to 2008 were shared by Mannheim

Carl· Gustav· Amir· Mannerheim (June 1867 – January 1951) is a famous Finnish military and political figure with a baron title. In 1904, he was assigned to the 52nd Dragon Cavalry Regiment in Manchuria, China as a Lieutenant Colonel. Later, he participated in the Russo Japanese War and was promoted to colonel ahead of schedule because of his bravery in the Mukden Battle (now Shenyang)

In March 1906, the General Staff of the Russian Army gave Mannerheim a secret mission to infiltrate the French scientist Paul Middleot; The team led by Periet sneaked into China for JD activities. During the two-year investigation, Mannerheim traveled 14000 kilometers across eight provinces of China, including Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Hebei, and collected a lot of important information

At the same time, he took a large number of photos of various places in China at that time, which left us precious images of that year. Many groups of photos taken by him in Xinjiang have been published before, see:

Old photos of Laining in Kashgar, Xinjiang in 1906 ; Old photos of soldiers’ life in Aksu, Xinjiang in 1906 ; Old photos of Kashgar, Xinjiang in 1906 ; Old photos of Urumqi in 1906

喀什

喀什

喀什

阿克苏

哈密

和田（和阗）

吐鲁番

乌鲁木齐（迪化）

伊宁（宁远）