Abstract:

On August 25,1933,a great earthquake of M 7 1/2 occurred in Diexi of Maoxian County,Sichuan Province,China.The strong earthquake caused a lot of landslides and collapses.The Diexi Town was destroyed completely,and casualties were heavy.After 45 days,the barrier lake made by the earthquake burst,causing serious secondary flood disaster again.Famous photographer ZHUANG Xue-ben made an on-the-spot investigation in the earthquake-stricken area of Diexi in November 1934.He took large numbers of photographs in the earthquake-stricken area.Part of these photographs have been retained yet.They are one of the oldest photographs of earthquake scenes in China and provide more visual information than written records.22 photographs about Diexi earthquake,shoot by ZHUANG Xue-ben and unpublished,are showed for the first time in this paper,including destroyed houses,destroyed city wall,ground rupture,landslides,collapses,barrier lake,seismic secondary flood and so on.The background of these visual historical photographs is narrated simply,and annotation and research on these photographs have been done in this paper.

Key words: Diexi earthquake, earthquake photograph, earthquake disaster, Sichuan Province

摘要：

1933年8月25日,四川省茂县叠溪发生了7 1/2 级地震,强烈地震造成了大量的滑坡与崩塌,叠溪镇全城被毁,伤亡惨重。震后45天地震堰塞湖溃决,又造成严重的次生水灾。1934年11月,著名摄影家庄学本先生考察了叠溪地震灾区,拍摄了大量的地震现场照片,其中一部分留存至今。这批照片是中国最早的地震现场照片之一,留下了比文字记载更为生动直观的珍贵信息。文中首次披露其中22张尚未发表的叠溪地震震害照片,其中包括被地震破坏的房屋、城墙、地裂缝、滑坡、崩塌、堰塞湖、地震次生水灾等,简要介绍了这些珍贵历史照片的有关背景,并对这些照片作了初步的注释和解读。

关键词: 叠溪地震, 地震考察, 地震灾害, 四川