Share a group of old photos of Shanxi Datong in 1907, taken by Edouard Chavannes
Edward· Sha Wan, referred to as Sha Wan for short, is recognized by the academic community as the world’s most successful master of Chinese studies at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century; European Sinology Leader”. In 1907, he came to China for the second time. He spent ten months in Northeast China and North China to investigate cultural relics and historic sites in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other provinces, and purchased a large number of books and took a large number of photos
The following photos were taken in Datong, Shanxi Province in 1907, giving us a chance to see the Drum Tower, the City Wall, the Confucian Temple, the Medicine King Temple, and the Datong Street a hundred years ago
大同府文庙
位置在山西大同市区东南隅,明洪武二十九年(1396)由原云中驿改建大同府学。宣德、正统年间均有续建。嘉靖十二年(1533),在兵火中遭破坏,十六年修葺。万历、天启年间又有增建。历经200余年,形成规模宏大的建筑群。府学内殿宇、斋堂、廊庑、祠、坊、门、亭台楼阁、环桥、泮池 30余处,直到清末民初兴盛不衰。现仅大成殿尚存。
大同街道
大同街道
大同街道
大同街道
大同府老城墙
现存城墙是明代大将军徐达在汉、魏、唐、辽、金、元旧城基础上于明洪武五年增筑起来的。建有主城门和阳、永泰、清远、武定四座,同时还建有护城河、吊桥、城楼、箭楼、月楼、乾楼 望楼、角楼、控军台等一系列军事设施。是我国现存较为完整的一座古代城垣建筑。
大同城墙
大同府药王庙,早已在战乱中毁坏。
大同九龙壁位于中国山西省大同市和阳街,建于明洪武年间。
观音堂位于大同城西7.5公里的一座小山岗上。建于辽代。曾毁于兵火。 公元1122年,金兵攻陷大同,观音堂再次毁于兵火。现存的建筑系顺治8年(公元1651年),在旧址重建,屡加修葺至今。该寺布局紧凑,戏台、观音堂、三真殿、台殿楼阁沿中轴线由前至后排列,迭层至高。山门结构为砖门洞,门额上书“观音堂”三字。
大同云冈石窟前的寺庙。
大同府,魁星楼
大同府,西平楼
大同府,朱衣阁
大同府鼓楼