19 17, a unicycle waiting to pull goods on the streets of Nanjing. ? There is a rich and beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River, which was once the capital of many emperors. The winding river is covered with mossy green water, and a red building looms in the high mountain peaks. The majestic momentum of the roof supports the emperor's dedicated road, and the Liu Yin of willow trees covers the river that runs through the garden. ? This poem by Xie Tiao, a poet of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, describes exactly what Nanjing did? The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties? weather This paper selects the old photos taken in1917-1919 to show the social features of Nanjing 100 years ago.

19 17, a boy is guarding a pile of're' in Nanjing. Sidney, an American social activist obsessed with photography? Gambo took these photos. 1917-1919 went to Nanjing many times. After finishing his work, he recorded the historical sites and social features here with his camera. Many of his photos are not very particular about composition, but this does not affect their historical value.

19 17, a scene in pukou railway station. Pukou railway station, founded in 1908, is the southern starting point of Jin-Pu Railway and occupies an important position in modern railway history.

19 17, a vendor who buys and sells grain by the Nanjing River. Two people are pouring the millet in the bag into the container and weighing it. In the old society, people often used litres, barrels, stones and other units to measure the quantity of grain.

Nanjing Beimenqiao Block 19 19. Beimenqiao block has a history of more than 1000 years, and it was an important market and trading place in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many clothing stores in the south of the bridge, and fish market street in the north of the bridge. In the early years of the Republic of China, there were three commercial centers in Nanjing, Confucius Temple in the south, Xiaguan in the north and Beimen Bridge in the city.

19 19, a beggar boat on the Yangtze River in Nanjing. The beggar on the boat raised his net bag and begged from the passengers on the big boat where Gambo was riding. Those years were troubled times under the rule of the northern warlords, and wars between factions broke out one after another, causing many people to lose their homes, be displaced and have to beg for a living everywhere. There are many beggars in the street, and there are really few beggars by the river like this.