1911 Old photograph of Hankou, Hubei, taken by Henry Wilson

The old photograph of Hankou, Hubei in 1911 was taken by Wilson Ernest Henry Wilson and Ernest Henry

Henry· Wilson (Ernest Henry Wilson 1876-1930), an Englishman. At the beginning of the 20th century, he was a world famous horticulturist, botanist and explorer. Henry· From 1899 to 1911, Wilson came to China four times and visited Hengduan Mountains three times. Wilson is known in the West as“ People who open the garden in western China”, He has made great contributions to the research and promotion of plants and introduced a large number of garden flowers and plants to western countries

After 1907, Henry· Wilson, with heavy photographic equipment, took more than 2000 precious pictures in the underdeveloped western China. In the photos taken by him, in addition to the plants and flowers he studied, there are also a large number of human, geographical and historical photos of the region at that time. These photos provide us with the most valuable information for our comprehensive study of Hengduan Mountains. It is a precious historical photo, which allows us to see the scene at that time