This is a set of old photos taken in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province in 1903. The photographer was American engineer Charles William Watson. William Watson was born in Ohio, USA. He graduated from Cornell University in 1876. He is a purchasing manager of Cleveland Railway Company and an engineer. In 1903, William Watson and his wife came to China for a trip. The following set of old photos of Zhangzhou, Fujian were taken while he came to Fujian.
Zhangzhou is located in the southeast of Fujian, also known as Xiangcheng , is the famous hometown of daffodils . Zhangzhou is located in the east of Taiwan Strait , facing each other across the sea from Xiamen . It has a profound cultural heritage and is known as the "Zou and Lu on the Sea".
1. The vast sea and thousands of sails in the port show the prosperity and vitality of the city back then. The name of Zhangzhou comes from the Zhangjiang that passes through the territory. It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, Chen Yuanguang , the father and son led troops to garrison Zhangzhou. At that time, the place was not called Zhangzhou, because there was a big river near the garrison called "Zhangjiang", which made it known as Zhangzhou.
903, there were already some decayed city walls and the Bagua Tower in the distance. Bagua Tower is an octagonal three-story wooden pavilion transformed from the southeast corner of the ancient city wall of Zhangzhou, titled " Weizhen Pavilion ". Because the windows on all sides are opened, the Bagua is magnificent and magnificent, it is also called "Bagua Tower".
903, Zhangzhou was founded in the second year of Chuigong in the Tang Dynasty (686), and has a history of more than 1,300 years. Driven by the html January 2, Zhangzhou was prosperous in its economy and became a commercial and handicraft city with the symphony of "a hundred craftsmanship scale collection" and "loon furnace hammer" during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
903, a fishing boat moored near the sea. Zhangzhou was first established in in in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yuegang opened its port, and maritime trade here once flourished and became a hub of East-West trade. Zhangzhou Kiln was even more popular.
903 Zhangzhou was hidden in the mountains in the deep and dense forests. This building is a small courtyard with a two-story building on the right. It also has a corridor on the right. The small courtyard is built under a mountain with a quiet environment. I don’t know if it is a temple or a Taoist temple.
903 Zhangzhou Fayu Frequency Pavilion, now called the Great Compassion Hall. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and was originally a wooden structure. It was rebuilt in 1930 by Taixu Master . It is an octagonal three-story flying eaves and horn-shaped pavilion building with a magnificent and exquisite shape and very spectacular.
903 Zhangzhou Yanyun Tower, commonly known as the port tower, according to relevant information, this tower was located on the other side of Tianli'an, and the stone tower stood on the port. It was built in unknown times and collapsed during the Xuantong period.
1 Zhangzhou Longwen Pagoda in 903, Longwen Pagoda is a landmark building of the ancient city of Zhangzhou. The tower was originally built on Longwen Mountain in the west corner of the city wall on the south side of Zhangzhou City. This tower was built in during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt during the Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty. It can be seen that there was a big tree next to the Longwen Pagoda that year, almost as high as the tower, and there were many peach trees planted around it. Every spring, peach blossoms bloomed and tourists came in a crowd.
