Preface.
In 1890, a photographer named Sidney David Gambo was born in Ohio, USA. My grandfather was the founder of Procter & Gamble. In 1908, at the age of 18, Gamble set foot in China for the first time, and then traveled to China several times between 1917 and 1932, photographing more than 5,000 precious photographs of the period. After Gamble's death in 1968, 15 years later, his daughter found all the negatives in the attic of her home, which were collected and digitized in the Duke University Library.
1. Passing through Jintang County.
On June 11, 1917, Gambo and his entourage took a boat from Shanghai along the Yangtze River to Sichuan, which lasted five days, and set off from Suining to Chengdu on June 19. This article focuses on the expedition through Jintang County.
2. The territory of Jintang.
Gambo and his entourage arrived at Zhaojiadu in Jintang County. The map of Sichuan Province published in the sixth year of ** (1917) is partial.
Zhaojiadu, the towering brick tower on the hillside no longer exists, but it has left a historical imprint.
In Zhaojiadu, Gambo witnessed soldiers in the midst of the war, dressed neatly, carrying rifles and short swords pinned to their waists.
In front of Zhaojiadu's stage, people gathered to watch the play, and foreign photographers aroused people's curiosity.
The old man in front of the shop rolls out the dough, and the scene of the soldiers eating shows a moment of local life.
Gambo recorded a scene in the kitchen of a family in Zhaojiadu, where a local woman stirred firewood.
During the flood season, a family's house was washed away by floodwaters, and the owner sat in front of the house and sighed.
In Zhaojiadu's quilt workshop, Gambo saw the traditional scene of playing cotton, a craft that is still widely passed down today.
On the stone bridge of Zhaojiadu, the stone carvings of dragons and beasts show their might, and the people behind them are vividly contrasted.
In Zhaojiadu's restaurant, Gamble and his entourage started lunch, and the scene of local children fanning the wind for the guests and making a living was deeply moving.
The riverside waterwheel and the farmland sedan chair show the unique irrigation and transportation mode of the local area.
Beside the small river near Zhaojiadu, Gambo and two Chinese guards took a photo, revealing a strong rural atmosphere.
3. The suburbs of Chengdu.
From Zhaojiadu to Chengdu, the stone road leads to a pavilion, the porter carries the salt, and the roadside tea stall ushers in the business travel.
On the river, the small stone pier bridge without a bridge deck shows a different traffic style.
The operation of three waterwheels on the opposite bank witnessed the development of irrigation in the Chengdu Plain at that time.
On the official road next to the rice field, Gambo asked the sedan chair drivers to stop and specially photographed the scene of riding the sedan chair.
The stone mast on the side of the road, perhaps the land temple in the village, is engraved with the words "Blessing without borders" and so on.
The man in the river washes the wheelbarrow, reflecting the main means of freight transport at the time.
Epilogue. This 100-year-old Jintang is frozen by Gambo's lens, presenting a rich and colorful life scene. Each ** is the mark of time, recording the customs of that era. Jintang may be unrecognizable now, but Gambo's ** has left us a real and vivid historical picture.
The Golden Hall of a Hundred Years Ago: The Opening of the Window of Time.
This ** interpretation of the history of Jintang makes people feel as if they have traveled to Sichuan a hundred years ago, showing a vivid and real picture. Gambo's photographic works are not only static images, but also switches of time machines, leading us to the golden hall of the ** period.
First of all, Zhao Jiadu in ** outlines the military scene at that time. The soldiers shuttled through the streets and alleys, ** in which they were eating, with short swords pinned to their waists, showing the social outlook of that turbulent period. The episode of the military requisitioning coolies described by photographer Robert Fitch makes people feel the difficulties of that era, and also shows the plight of foreigners in a foreign land.
Secondly, the people's livelihood scenery in ** is even more fascinating. From the food stalls in the streets and alleys to the lively scenes in front of the stage, to the cotton in the quilt workshop, every frame is a freeze frame of time. Gamble vividly presents rural life, the scene of the old man rolling bread, the local woman in the kitchen, and the scene of the house being washed away by the flood, as if you can hear the rhythm of life in that era.
In addition, the buildings and bridges in the ** also reflect the unique culture of Jintang. The stone carvings of dragons and beasts on the stone bridge not only have the meaning of suppressing floods, but also highlight the ancient construction technology. And that towering brick tower, although it no longer exists, must have been a local landmark a hundred years ago, leaving an eternal mark.
Perhaps the most touching thing is the characters in **. Whether it was the porter carrying a block of salt or the man washing a wheelbarrow, everyone was a witness to that era. In them, we see a tenacious and hard-working quality, which is the force that supports the social development of that era.
Overall, this group of ** is a window of time, through this window, we seem to see a golden hall that has long disappeared in the long river of time. This is not only a visual feast, but also a profound reflection on history. It is these ** that allow us to more truly feel the living conditions of the people of that era, and their hardships and struggles are condensed in these **. Perhaps, we can see the history of this period as a mirror to better move towards the future by reflecting on the past.
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