Kaifeng in Henan is on fire, 1938 Street View! Many locals have never seen it.

Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city and a cultural tourism city in Henan Province. Kaifeng, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and on the bank of the Yellow River, is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. Up to now, it has a history of 4 100 years, and is known as the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, which gave birth to the far-reaching "Song Wenhua". Henan Opera, the largest local opera in China, originated here, 19 National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit!

These pictures were taken by a foreigner visiting China in Kaifeng, Henan Province. 1938! These old photos of vicissitudes of life truly reproduce the street view of Kaifeng more than 80 years ago, which is a very rare image material! Let's take a look at these old photos and learn about Kaifeng in those days!

The above picture shows 1938 Long Ting Lake in Kaifeng, Henan Province.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng Long Ting Lake. Longting Lake is a lake built on a huge blue brick abutment, with a height of13m. It can be said that it is a major feature of Kaifeng cultural relics in Henan! You can see several women washing in Long Ting Lake, all wrapped in towels. It seems that all rural women are like this?

The picture above is a street view of Kaifeng, Henan Province, at 1938.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng Street View. An old man watching divination is showing divination to an old woman! There seems to be a beggar squatting by the wall behind them!

The picture above shows 1938 the old man selling sugar-coated haws in Kaifeng, Henan.

The picture shows 1938 an old man selling candied haws in Kaifeng. The old man looks very kind. I believe all the children like his candied haws!

The picture above shows Kaifeng, Henan Province, by the river 1938.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng, a very clear river with rippling water lines, because there are two women washing by the river!

The picture above shows 1938 an old man collecting firewood in Kaifeng, Henan Province.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng, on an open and flat road, next to a row of two-story buildings! An old man carrying dry wood is walking forward, and there is a man carrying a burden ahead! I believe there is no dry wood to make a fire now, right?

The picture above shows 1938 a vendor in Kaifeng, Henan.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng, a street vendor walking on the road, holding a basket in his left arm and a table rack in his right hand! It's a table, and putting things on it is a stall! At that time, there seemed to be a lot of business people on the street?

The picture above shows 1938 rabbits in Kaifeng, Henan.

The picture shows a stall selling preserved rabbits in Kaifeng. 1938. I saw the wooden shelf in front of the door covered with pickled rabbits. These preserved rabbits look thin, but they are also attractive!

The above picture shows the opening of Suoguo Temple in 1938.

The picture shows the Dasuoguo Temple in Kaifeng in 1938. Dasuoguo Temple was built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (555) and the first year of Yanhe in the Tang Dynasty (7 12). Tang Ruizong was named Da Suo Guoji to commemorate its succession to the throne by Wang Xiang! There are many people resting and chatting in front of Sokokuji in the picture!

The picture above shows 1938 a stall selling steamed buns in Kaifeng, Henan Province.

The picture shows 1938 Kaifeng. Henan is a region dominated by pasta. See the street stalls selling steamed buns in Kaifeng! The stall is very special, and the steamed bread is inserted on the iron shelf! There is a man on the side of the road watching this way. Are you attracted by the steamed bread on the iron shelf?