Aerial view of Hangzhou city. The old photos selected in this paper are American 18-year-old Sydney? Gambo was shot in 1908 (thirty-four years of Guangxu). He took these photos in Hangzhou, Shanghai and on his way from Hangzhou to Shanghai, recording the scenery of Jiangnan in the late Qing Dynasty. As far as photography is concerned, Gambo's level is not too high, but the significance of these photos lies in their historical value.

Buffalo pulls a keel waterwheel in Hangzhou. This kind of keel waterwheel is very common in ancient Jiangnan area, and it is a convenient irrigation tool. The car body leans against the pond, the buffalo pulls the big wheel shaft, and the big wheel shaft drives the small wheel shaft to rotate, and then the car body blades clean the water and send it to the farmland. The appearance of this kind of waterwheel has played an extremely important role in solving the problem of irrigation and drainage.

Hangzhou commercial street. This street is not wide, but the road surface is clean and tidy, the shop signs are lined up and the style is simple. We can also clearly see that there is a flag hanging on the second floor of a shop, that is, the national flag of the Qing Dynasty, Huanglong Banner. The pattern of the national flag is blue dragon and red beads on a yellow background.

Carpenter in a shop in Hangzhou. Carpenters' skills are handed down from master to apprentice. This young man should still be an apprentice. There is an old saying in the field of craftsmanship: Three years' apprenticeship and two years' service. ? Learn from the master for a few years, and then work for the master for a few years, which is also a trainee. After the internship, you can start your own business.

Jiaxing three towers. These three pagodas are located on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal outside the west gate of Jiaxing and were built in the Tang Dynasty. After more than a thousand years of history, it still stands. The reason why the ancients built towers here is because the water here is deep and urgent, and ships often sink when they pass by. People speculated that there was a white dragon making waves, so three towers were built to suppress the pressure.

People along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The canal is surrounded by brick and wood houses covered with fish scales and fine tiles. The stone steps in front of the canal have been polished for many years and extend into the river. There are boats parked on the river, throwing a few bamboo baskets at random, and people are looking at everything in front of them leisurely. This scene has a strong flavor of Jiangnan water town.