Old photos of Shanghai in 1900 Historical images of Songjiang Prefecture in the late Qing Dynasty

Sharing a group of old photos of Shanghai around 1900, let’s have a look at the historical images of Songjiang Prefecture in the late Qing Dynasty

The photographer of this group of photos should be Donald• Manny, from “Glimpses of China. A Series of Vandyck Photogrammes Illustrating Chinese Life and Surroundings”

Donald• Donald MENNIE, an Englishman, came to Shanghai in 1899 (aged 23) and served as the managing director of Watsons Pharmacy in Shanghai. From 1920 to 1941, he once became one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in China’s coastal areas. During his stay in China, he took many old photos of China, and this group of photos is his

Songjiang, formerly known as Huating, has other nicknames including Rongcheng, Wurong, Perch Township, Hecheng, Yunjian, etc. In the 24th year of Jian’an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (219), Lv Meng broke Jingzhou, captured Guan Yu, worshipped the Fubian General, and was granted the title of Huating Marquis; Huating” The word “” first appeared in historical records. In the 13th year of Shunzhi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1656), Lou County was built in the northwest of Huating County and was subordinate to Songjiang Prefecture. It was initially set up to govern Shuicicang in the west of the Fucheng, and later moved into the Fucheng. It was the same as Huating as the Fuguo County. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the government was removed, and Huating County and Lou County were merged into Huating County, which was under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. In November 1958, Songjiang County was assigned to Shanghai

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