From Xi'an to Lanzhou more than 100 years ago, he took these rare old photos

Born in Australia and graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Morrison (1862-1920) traveled overland from Shanghai to Rangoon, Burma in 1894, from Bangkok to Kunming in 1896, and then across the three eastern provinces the following year. In 1897, he became a correspondent for The Times in China and lived there for more than 20 years, experiencing and participating in many of the major events in modern Chinese history. In 1910, Morrison embarked on a six-month study tour of western China, starting from Xianyang in Shaanxi Province, passing through Gansu and entering Xinjiang, and traveling westward all the way to Kyrgyzstan, Russia. During this trip, Morrissey took a large number of photographs of northwestern China's human geography, which provided vivid and direct materials for understanding northwestern China at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Ancient bridge near Xianyang, 40 miles west of Xianfu, 1910. Deserted village on the road from Xi'an Prefecture to Lanzhou, February 1, 1910 Shuangzhao Township, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, February 1, 1910. The market at Dianzhang stage (present-day Dianzhang town, Xingping county, Shaanxi), February 1, 1910. Qianzhou (present-day Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province), 1910. Two beggars in Qianzhou, 1910. Roadside crowd on the way to Binzhou (now Bin County, Shaanxi), February 4, 1910 Horse-drawn carriage near Binzhou, February 4, 1910 Binzhou, Seven-story Pagoda, February 4, 1910 Binzhou, small-footed woman in courtyard, February 4, 1910 Binzhou, North City Gate, February 4, 1910 Prisoners on display at a fair in Changwu County (present-day Changwu County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), 1910. Pedestrians traveling down the river near Jingzhou (present-day Jingchuan County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province), 1910. Escorting government servants on their way to Pingliangfu (present-day Pingliang City, Gansu Province), February 7, 1910 Escorting an errand boy on his way to Jingzhou (present-day Jingchuan County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province), February 7, 1910 Baishui Temple (present-day Baishui Town, Kongdong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province), February 7, 1910 Highway to Pingliang (present-day Pingliang City, Gansu Province), February 7, 1910 Pagoda in Pingliangfu (present-day Pingliang City, Gansu Province), February 8, 1910 Post 25 miles from Pingliangfu, 1910. Three Carriage Drivers in the Courtyard of an Inn at Qingjiangyi (present-day Huining County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province), February 11, 1910 Children Beggars on the Road, February 13, 1910 Derelict Gatehouse and Fence at Qingshuiyi (present-day Qingshuiyi Township, Yuchong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province), 1910. A Pedestrian on the Road, February 16, 1910 Lanzhou, *** in the Temple ***, 1910. Factory owner with visiting friends in front of the Tweed Bureau, Lanzhou, 1910. (Formerly the Second Lanzhou Woolen Mill) Foreigners in Lanzhou, 1910! Bridge near the West City Gate, Lanzhou, 1910. (Former Leitan River Grip Bridge)