The first: 1931, Jinan
On one of the banks of the Yellow River, a ferry boat was docked, and people preparing to cross the river were bringing their cattle to the boat, and at that time, the people on both sides of the river were moving back and forth through this kind of ferryboat.
The second: Shaoxing City, 1930s
In a workshop in Shaoxing, two men are firing spirits by pouring a small amount of soju into a pot of raw liquor and heating it until it boils. It is said that the high-count liquor sold at the Xianheng Hotel is processed using this method.
The third: Fuzhou City, 1930s
In the photo is the Wako Observatory on Nantai Island in Fuzhou City, which was built in the Ming Dynasty to prevent the Wakos, but I don't know if they still exist...
Fourth: Nanchang City, 1930s
This is a corner of the downtown area of Nanchang city from a high overhead, at that time there were no particularly high buildings in Nanchang City, most of them were 2-3 storey buildings, the city center at that time was located in the area of Minde Road and Zhongxin Road, and the current prosperous Honggutan was still very far away in the countryside at that time.
Fifth: Qinhuangdao City, 1930s
In the photo is the Shanhaiguan Railway Station in Qinhuangdao City, because Shanhaiguan is close to the northeast region, so it is relatively developed in terms of transportation and urban construction.
Picture 6: 1930s, Yuncheng City
On both sides of a street in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, there are all kinds of stalls, which looks like a spontaneous bazaar formed by people, and there are many pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Picture 7: 1930s, Inner Mongolia
In the photograph is two large storage piles for cow dung, which are used as fertilizer for growing crops.
Eighth: 1930s, Beijing
The building in the photo is the Xiangshan Ancient Pagoda, which was built in 1780 (during the Qianlong period). At that time, the Qianlong Emperor specially built a temple of Zongjing Jokhang for the sixth Panchen Lama, who came to Beijing to congratulate him on his birthday, and the Xiangshan Ancient Pagoda was built in this temple.
Picture 9: Beijing, 1930s
On a street in Beijing, a shaver shaves the hair of a customer, and at that time people were looking for this kind of street-side mobile shaving stall, and few people went to the barber shop to shave their hair.
Picture 10: 1930s, Tianjin
At a wharf in Tianjin, there are many boats docked, but most of them are very backward wooden boats.
Sheet 11: 1930s, Harbin
From 1896 to 1903, with the construction of the China Eastern Railway, a large number of people began to gather in Harbin, and after the completion of the Eastern Railway, Harbin began to have the prototype of a modern big city. By about 1920, Harbin had become an international commercial port, with about 160,000 expatriates from 33 countries living here.
Picture 12: 1930s, Shenyang
Overhead view of Siping Street in Shenyang City, there are not many pedestrians on the street, most of them are walking, and some people are sitting on rickshaws.
Thirteenth: 1930s, Changchun City
The photo shows two children walking past the Jilin Provincial Public Office, which has few pedestrians on the street because it is an important government department.
Fourteenth: Nanjing, 1915
In a farmland on the outskirts of Nanjing, several farmers are stepping on a water wheel next to a canal to irrigate their fields, a way that people used to divert water from their fields in those days when there were no pumping machines.
Fifteenth: Wuhan in the 1930s
On a very busy street in the city of Wuhan, there are many pedestrians coming and going, most of whom are riding rickshaws. In modern China, the Westernists represented by Zhang Zhidong vigorously ran Wuhan, making the city one of the key cities in the country, and the speed of industrialization was very fast.
Picture 16: Chengdu in the 1930s
Qingyang Palace is located in Chengdu is a very famous Taoist temple, there are many tourists and believers come here every day, the Taoist temple has the title of "the first Taoist temple in western Sichuan", the photo shows the people in the market at the entrance of Qingyang Palace.
Seventeenth: Nanjing, 1929
The photo is taken of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, which was divided into outer rivers and inland rivers at that time, and the inland rivers were in the urban area of Nanjing, which was also the most prosperous place in Qinhuai in ten miles.
Eighteenth: Fuzhou City, 1930s
On the banks of a river in Fuzhou City, there are many boats of Tan families, also known as Lianjia boat people, who have traditionally made boats their home and spent their lives adrift on the water.
Nineteenth: Jinan, 1931
This is a steel bridge built in the city of Jinei, this is a railway bridge, at that time it belonged to a section of the Jinpu Railway, built by the Germans funded by the Chinese side.
Twentieth: 1930s, Shaoxing
On a wharf in Dongpu, Shaoxing, there are many fired wine jars, which were not so many industrial products at that time, so these traditional wine jars were the most common.