Old shadow of the salt worker, rare.
Sun Mingjing, a man who has left a deep mark on the history of Chinese cinema. He was born in Nanjing, and his father, Sun Xisheng, was the first Chinese intellectual to become involved with film, and the first Chinese to translate the foreign word "cinema" into "film".
Under the influence of his father, Sun Mingjing has developed a strong interest in ** and movies since he was a child, and has therefore been given a lot of contact** and personal photo opportunities.
In 1934, Sun Mingjing graduated from the Department of Physics of Jinling University and stayed on to teach, becoming the first full-time teacher of film higher education in Chinese history, ending the "era when there were no university film teachers in China".
His contributions have led to the great development of film education in China.
Sun Mingjing: Photographer and film educator, leaving more than 1,000 precious historical images Sun Mingjing, a photographer who is also a film educator, has left a large number of ** and images in his several national expeditions.
However, most of these precious historical records were scattered after the catastrophe, and only about 5,000 pieces remained. When the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, the Japanese invaders frantically occupied the vast coastal areas of our country, cutting off the way for the vast number of soldiers and civilians in the interior of our country to eat sea salt.
There is a serious shortage of salt in the hinterland, especially in the two lakes and some parts of the northwest region, and the front-line soldiers and civilians have difficulty in eating salt, and the people are panicked and faced with the problem of "saltless and light food". However, in addition to sea salt in China, the artesian wells and gongjing areas in western Sichuan have produced a large amount of salt since ancient times, and the civil salt in the southwest comes from here.
In order to promote the development and publicity of well salt, Sun Mingjing went to Zigong to shoot a film on the production of well salt, and filmed **800 pieces. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, there were few records of the social, economic, and people's livelihood of the southwestern provinces in the rear.
Sun Mingjing's filming in Zigong is the most realistic record of the historical situation at that time, and has high research value. Now, let's appreciate the old ** of Sichuan Zigong left by Sun Mingjing and feel the style of that era.
Pipelines for transporting salt brine and equipment for lifting salt brine.
The workers who inspect the maintenance of the brine pipe are working hard.
The salt well dug thousands of meters deep by hand is the wonder of the Zigong salt well.
Guanyin Pavilion of Futai Mountain, salt ships are like weaving. In April 1938, Zigong investigated photography.
Wangye Temple and Puxi River together constitute the cityscape of Zigong.
A salt boat meandering through the Puxi River, carrying the expectations of a salt pan, travels through the long river of history. The crooked head of the bow of the ship is the mark of the years, and it is also the tenacity and perseverance of the people of Zigong.
Looking at the eye-catching slogan "Return my rivers and mountains" on the cliff slope of the riverbank, we can't help but be moved by the patriotic spirit and national integrity of the Zigong people. Although time flies, this salt ship, this land, and this spirit will remain in our memories forever.
A scene depicting the hard work of salt workers.
Zigong, a city that has experienced the vicissitudes of history, has already given its new look by its development and progress. A large number of bamboo pipes, which were once widely used, have been replaced by modern high-tech pipes.
The traditional manpower and animal power irrigation method has also been replaced by the modern electric irrigation method. Salt, which used to be boiled by hand in iron pots, has also been eliminated by modern automated drying processes.
These primitive production methods have become relics of history, and only individual salt wells such as Rakukaijing are on display. The scientific research documentary filmed by Sun Mingjing preserves this history in a real and vivid way, leaving a vivid and precious visual history for future generations.