Old photos | Old photos of Yongzhou, Hunan, in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty

Old Photos | Old photos of Yongzhou, Hunan in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty

William Middleot, Anglican missionary; William Banister, who had preached in many places in the late Qing Dynasty, first in Fujian Province and then in Hong Kong, became the bishop of Guangxi and Hunan since 1908. The following photos were taken (or collected) during his work in Guangxi and Hunan
 

Yongzhou, a prefecture level city in Hunan Province, is located in the south of Hunan Province, at the confluence of Xiaoshui River and Xiangshui River, so it is called“ Xiaoxiang&rdquo

Yongzhou has a history of more than 2100 years since the founding of the Quanling Marquis in 124 BC. In addition, Yongzhou is also the hometown of historical celebrities such as Huaisu, Huanggai, Zhou Dunyi, Li Da and Tao Zhu. When Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight famous writers in the Tang and Song Dynasties, was demoted to Yongzhou, he left the Eight Records of Yongzhou, which had a great influence in the history of literature

Hunan and Hubei during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties are collectively referred to as“ Huguang”, In the early Qing Dynasty, Hunan and Hubei were divided into two provinces due to the vast territory
<br. During the Qing Dynasty, Hunan had a total of nine prefectures, four Zhili prefectures and four Zhili halls under its jurisdiction, five of which were named after the prefectures

当时围观外国人拍照的永州当地村民。

永州城市小巷

永州教会学校里的女孩。

永州信%教的一大家人。

永州加入教会的一家三口。