Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

Share a group of old photos taken in Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907 by Edouard Chavannes

Emmanuel 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&rdquo

He came to China for the first time from January 24, 1889 to 2003. March 27, 1907— On February 5, 1908, Shawan, 42, came to China for the second time. He spent ten months in northeastern China and northern China to investigate cultural relics and historic sites in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other provinces, and purchased a large number of books, took a large number of photos, and obtained thousands of stone rubbings

The following photos were taken in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province in the middle of October 1907
图片[1]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

如今的雁门关，重修之后和之前有很大不同

图片[2]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月19日，雁门关下，一片萧索与苍凉。

图片[3]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月12日，太原府至忻州之间的石岭关

石岭关古称“白皮关”，“石岭镇”，位于忻州关城村北，阳曲县大盂镇上原村北二里的地方，是忻州与太原的分界点。东靠小五台，西连官帽山。山势峻险，关隘雄壮，为历代兵家必争之地，是太原通往代、云、宁、朔的交通要冲，素称太原忻定出入之门户。

图片[4]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月12日，太原府至忻州之间的石岭关

图片[5]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月12日，忻州，南端边界上的关卡

图片[6]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月12日，忻州，最南端界碑

图片[7]-Look at the Yanmen Pass, the first pass in China a hundred years ago, in the old photo of Xinzhou, Shanxi in 1907-China Archive

1907年10月12日，忻州，南端边界上的关卡

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