This is a set of old photos taken in Quanzhou, Fujian in the late Qing Dynasty. The photographer was a British female missionary named Li Helian.

This is a set of old photos taken in Quanzhou, Fujian in the late Qing Dynasty. The photographer was a British female missionary named Li Helian. Li Helian is a female missionary of the British Elders' Association. In the 14th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1888), Li Helian came to Xiamen, Fujian to preach. He was then assigned to Quanzhou in 1889 to open a church girl's school. In 1895, Li Helian founded a blind school in Quanzhou Post, called "Zhimingtang". In 1906, Li Helian returned to China due to illness. This set of old photos about Quanzhou was taken during the time when Li Helian lived in Quanzhou.

Li Helian's photo leaves us with precious images of Quanzhou more than a hundred years ago. Let's take a look at the appearance of Quanzhou City in the past through Li Helian's photo lens.

Anxi, Quanzhou in the late Qing Dynasty, Anxi , was called Qingxi in ancient times. Anxi has a history of tea production for thousands of years. It is the hometown of oolong tea. It is famous for its tea industry and is known as " Tea City ".

View of the ancient city of Quanzhou in the late Qing Dynasty, Quanzhou, also known as Licheng, Wenling , and Zhitongcheng , is located on the southeast coast of Fujian. Quanzhou has a long history. From Tang Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty , Quanzhou "Tukong Port" has always been the main foreign trade port, the starting point of the ancient " Maritime Silk Road " and enjoys the reputation of " the largest port in the East ".

In the late Qing Dynasty, in Quanzhou, there was a street view near Kaiyuan Temple. Several people carried their baskets and walked past the stone road. A archway stood in the middle of the street on the left. The pagoda in the middle of the photo was Kaiyuan Temple Double Pagoda . Kaiyuan Temple was founded in the second year of Chuigong in the early Tang Dynasty (686) and was originally named Lotus Temple. In the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738), it was renamed Kaiyuan Temple. There is a tower on each side of Kaiyuan Temple, with " Zhenguo Pagoda " in the east and " Renshou Pagoda " in the west.

Quanzhou in the late Qing Dynasty, the garden in the Gongyuan. The Gongyuan was a place for the scholars to take exams in the imperial examinations in the ancient imperial examination era. Quanzhou Gongyuan was built in the fourth year of Qiandao in the Song Dynasty (1168). At that time, there were tens of thousands of osmanthus trees in Quanzhou Gongyuan, which was the largest Gongyuan in Fujian.

In the late Qing Dynasty, a young street painter was selling on-site paintings. Looking at the paintings he hangs on the wall, it seems that his level is not bad.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Li Helian took a group photo of a pastor's family in Quanzhou. This pastor is a native of Quanzhou. His family is a family of six. Judging from his dress and family decoration, this family can be regarded as a well-off family.

A group photo of teachers and students of Peiying Girls' School founded by Li Helian in Quanzhou in the late Qing Dynasty. The establishment of Peiying Girls' School broke the situation in which women were not allowed to go to school in Quanzhou for thousands of years. At that time, the school could also reduce tuition fees for students from poor families.

In the late Qing Dynasty, female students in the classroom of Peiying Girls' School. It can be seen that the girls at that time were of varying age, including little girls of seven or eight years old, teenage girls, and several girls with young women. Peiying Girls' School was the first girls' school in in southern Fujian at that time.