Old photos of Wujiang County, Suzhou in the 1880s

In the 1880s, a group of old photos of Wujiang County, Suzhou was sent to see the old photos of Pingwang Ancient Town and Zhenze Ancient Town in Suzhou 140 years ago. These two rare photos are from Cornell University

Wujiang County in the text is now Wujiang District, which belongs to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, bordering Shanghai in the east, Taihu Lake in the west, Zhejiang in the south, and the main urban area of Suzhou in the north. Wujiang County was not set up as a city until 1992. On October 29, 2012, Wujiang County was set up as Wujiang District of Suzhou City

1880s 苏州 吴江县 大运河，震泽古镇。

震泽古镇，位于苏州吴江西南部，与浙江省毗邻，古称“吴头越尾”，是吴江的“西大门”。一条頔塘河联通湖州与京杭大运河，行船如梭；高大的石拱桥修于1715年，名禹迹桥，桥下是震泽老街宝塔街，青石板铺就；江南古刹慈云寺座落一旁，初建无考，寺院里矗立一座五层古塔，名慈云塔，1937年11月此塔曾遭日寇炮击。

1880s 苏州 吴江县 大运河，震泽古镇。

平望古镇，位于苏州吴江。据清乾隆《吴江县志》、道光《平望志》等地方志记载，平望之名始于西汉建平年间（公元前6年～公元前3年），唐代设平望驿，明朝洪武之年（公元1368年）正式建镇。
平望自古农桑繁盛、街巷鼎沸，五千余年的历史积淀，自然资源与历史文化有机融合在一起，聚汇江南水乡之独特神韵。舟楫行往，通运江南，枕河人家，生息依水。南宋诗人杨万里途经平望时，曾留下"乱港交穿市，高桥过得桅"之句。