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年，世界著名的女性探险家伊莎贝拉·伯德（IsabellaBird）自己雇船沿长江上行，一直走到川藏地区。她携带着笨重的照相机，沿途考察了当地的风土人情、了解了民俗异闻，拍摄了一些记录晚清社会面貌的珍贵照片。值得一提的是，这一年伊莎贝拉已经是65岁的老人。
四川乌榜船。
一家三口在门前驻足。
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这次长江之行对伊莎贝拉来说充满艰险。首先她是独自出行，身体患有慢性疾病，要克服无人照顾的不利条件；其次，她所到之处都会引起骚动，人们对金发碧眼的外国人高度警惕，尤其是她携带的照相机一度引起恐慌，围观她的百姓向她投掷石块。
一家店铺前围观伊莎贝拉的人们。
在伊莎贝拉眼里，围观她的那些人都是井底之蛙，守旧顽固，又贫穷又愚昧。她说：“对于成年人来说，一连几个小时聚精会神地盯住一个人，而这人干的事毫不新鲜，也无变化，且仅限于吃和写，这显示出巨大的麻木！”
长江边纤夫简陋的家。
纤夫在长江的激流险滩以拉船为生，既危险又辛苦。寒冷的冬天，江水变浅，船只的行驶全靠纤夫喊着号子拉动。因为贫困，也由于迁徙无常，他们的家往往非常简陋，勉强遮风挡雨而已。
汉口窝在草棚里的乞丐。
伊莎贝拉对赤贫者的处境感到震惊，她目睹很多乞丐，缺衣少食无处栖身，所有人看在眼里却无人为他们提供帮助。她批评晚清上层人士自负自大、缺乏社会责任感。
患象皮病的男子，整条腿肿大。
象皮病是因血丝虫侵袭人体的淋巴系统所致，淋巴发炎肿大，在当时不能治愈。
保宁府的一座庙，供奉“文学之神”。
不知是供奉当地历史上产生的文学家，还是供奉孔子、文曲星？
缠绕丝线的妇女。
她身边有一座小火炉，似乎还要将丝线放在热水里烫过。
土豪人家的庭院，房屋建筑条件不错。
四川的罂粟田。
晚清同治、光绪年间，农民种植罂粟的现象比较常见，官府对此未加干预，反而从中征收赋税，等于变相承认合法性。伊莎贝拉在四川看到：“山坡和平原上盛开的罂粟花迎着微风起伏。罂粟田沿着道路和溪流延伸，环绕着庄严的寺庙生长，色彩绚烂。”
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