1912-1928 years, the northern warlords in the late Qing Dynasty, headed by Yuan Shikai, occupied an important leading position in the political structure of the Republic of China, which was known as the Beiyang government in history. At that time, warlords were fighting and the living conditions of ordinary people were miserable.
During this period, for the purpose of annexing China, the Japanese invaders sent intelligence personnel to take a large number of photos of human geography in various parts of China, and published a set of printed maps of East Asia, selected from a part of Beijing, which was of high historical value for us to study and understand the human landscape of Beijing at that time.
The photo was originally a black-and-white image, and later it was restored and colored by artificial intelligence, showing you a completely different historical vicissitudes.
The picture shows 1925 vehicles and pedestrians in Zhengyangmen archway and street in Beijing.
The picture shows the street view of Niulanshan Town, Niu Shan, Shunyi, Beijing, taken by 1927. There are local residents pumping water by a four-eye well. According to the records of Shunyi County, it was famous for brewing Shaoguo liquor here in Qing Dynasty. Emperor Qianlong once came here to taste wine and give a plaque, and the brewing history was more than 300 years.
This is 1925, a 10,000-mu paddy field under Yuquan Mountain, giving people a feeling of being in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with the Buddha Pavilion in front. Yuquan Mountain is located on the west side of the Summer Palace, and it is named after many springs.
The picture shows the Great Wall. 1927 was taken in the old days of Gubeikou, Beijing. It is built on the hill in front of the left. This section of the Great Wall experienced a bitter war baptism, and the wall was covered with traces of historical vicissitudes.
The picture shows the scenery of Baoyun Pavilion in Wanshou Mountain, Beijing, shot by 1925. Baoyun Pavilion is also called Bronze Pavilion or Bronze Hall.
The picture shows the towering stone archway of the Ming Tombs in Beijing, taken at 1927.
The picture shows 1927 Beijing Miyun Stone Box selling foot-binding girls who sew pillows by hand.
The picture shows 1925 shooting of Beijing Xiangshan glazed longevity tower, also known as glazed pagoda. The tower was built in the forty-five years of Qingganlong (1780). When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, it was burned by the British and French allied forces.
The picture shows 1927 Beijing Lugou Bridge and Lugou Xiaoyue Monument. The word "Lugou Xiaoyue" was written by Qianlong 175 1 year. The monument stands at the bridge head with a pavilion on it.