Shang Dejun
The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in China. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, social unrest, foreign invasions, and the introduction of Western culture. Below, some old photos take you back in time to see the world.
The coffin of Empress Dowager Cixi
Funeral scene
In November 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi died of illness in Beijing. His funeral was extremely luxurious, paper soldiers, paper palanquins and paper horses, the size was as true as ever, and there were 128 people carrying coffins. She never dreamed that the Qing Dynasty would die 3 years later and become a historical term. In 1928, his mausoleum was exhumed by Sun Dianying and his body was thrown out of the coffin. This result is the greatest mockery of this evil old lady who has brought calamity to the country and the people. Just as the world is reincarnated, the heavens have spared no one.
Puyi as a child
A bit cute, as the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, his life experience was extraordinary, he was once the emperor of the Qing Dynasty who was high above, he was also the "emperor of pseudo-Manchukuo", or a war criminal in the war criminal management office. When he ascended the throne at the age of 3, the etiquette was cumbersome, there were many people, and he cried in fear, and his father comforted him and said that "the ceremony is over, it is over", perhaps foreshadowing the imminent collapse of the Qing Dynasty and his personal tragedy.
Rich woman
Combing the bangs, it looks very delicate. A pair of small feet, commonly known as the golden lotus, indicates that the bad habit of women's foot binding was still prevalent in that era, and the social status of women can be imagined.
newlyweds
The eyes are sluggish, the two are pale (maybe the light problem), there is no joy, and the overall feeling is a bit mad. In terms of clothing, the man appears to be an official, and the woman is also from a wealthy family. Photography technology has been introduced to China, and only a few people take pictures, which is a luxury for ordinary people.
Hit the board
Playing the board, that is, the ancient cane punishment, originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been used until the end of the Qing Dynasty. The shape and material of the board used in the cane punishment in each historical period are different, and bamboo boards were used in the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the execution, the inmate was pressed down on a stool, 2 servants held his head and legs and took off his pants, and another servant picked up a bamboo board and hit him on the buttocks. There are many means of carrying out cane punishment, and the fate of the tortured under the different means of the torturer is very different, ranging from lying for several months to disabling and whimpering. Some cool officials believe that "people are bitter worms, do not fight and do not follow; people are wood carvings, do not fight and do not move" to create a lot of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, adding many unjust souls to the world.
Freshen up the braids
The Braid culture of the Qing Dynasty was a bloody tactic promoted by the rulers to maintain their rule, and the shaving order was issued, and many Han Chinese lost their lives. At that time, men's big braids were very troublesome to keep, grooming was very troublesome, ordinary people would not often wash their hair due to economic and time reasons, often had the smell of rat nests, and the smell was foul and sloppy. Only the rich or noble have the money and time to wash their hair regularly and keep it shiny. Many ordinary people only wash their hair once at birth, and most people only wash their heads two or three times a year, and wash them once in the three seasons of spring, summer, and autumn.
Poor people
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the rulers were corrupt and incompetent, corrupt officials and corrupt officials were rampant, and foreign enemies invaded, making the country weak and the people poor. In the picture, the poor people, ragged clothes, their faces are sad, no different from beggars, and if you look closely, both women are wrapped around their feet, which shows that this bad habit is spread throughout most women.
A criminal with a wooden shackle
Wearing chains on his hands and heavy wooden shackles on his head, he completely restricted his personal freedom and felt that life was worse than death.
Count
Fortune telling is a folk method of predicting fate. Derived from the Gua Xiang recorded in the I Ching, it is supplemented by props (e.g., turtle shells, copper coins) to deduce the process of calculating fate. In ancient society, science was not developed, the world was uncertain, people had a lot of fate, and when they were confused, they used fortune telling to seek a method of liberation, and now it is more of a psychological comfort. Now, there are some places where, for example, the lottery in temples is also a kind. At the same time, there are some so-called masters who can predict the future, and many are exposed to scams.
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