Speaking of the Qing Dynasty, "Kangqian Prosperous Era" needless to say, film and television dramas have been popular in the past few years. Looking at a set of old photographs from the late Qing Dynasty and looking at the last fifty years of Cixi's reign, the intuitive historical scene can show the final truth of the dynasty. Although it is only more than a hundred years old, there may not be much relief for people!
The rulers of the early Qing Dynasty can be said to have become arrogant in the closed country, and in the Opium War, the British and French allies opened the door of the country with strong ships and cannons, followed by humiliation. At the same time, photographic technology made a breakthrough in Europe, and it was introduced to China in 1844. After that, foreign officials, missionaries carrying bulky cameras roamed China, hunting for curiosity. Even in the remote countryside, there are foreigners' footprints. However, in the eyes of the local people, their appearance is as novel as the camera, and they are often watched.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the houses where the people lived were not overstated. Facing the camera, people's faces always show anxiety. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the society withered, internal and external troubles, and the people's lives were miserable. The society is filled with a bleak situation, which can be described as a lack of livelihood for the people.
A handsome-looking daughter-in-law returned to her mother's house, riding a donkey and carrying a basket in which their children sat, with her husband leading the donkey in front. At that time, the unicycle was the most common mode of transportation, and being able to use a donkey to go home was also a multiplier thing, and the daughter-in-law did not say that her heart was also beautiful.
The man who went to the market to sell pigs showed a long-lost smile at the camera. At that time, pigs were also in short supply, not to say that they were raised, after all, eating was a problem. No feed, a year and a half is also a hundred and ten pounds, look at the old photos of this pig is not heavy.
Fathers and sons of large families, how warm it is to take a parent-child photo. The baby son wears a long-life lock, and the chubby is really cute.
The horse thieves locked in the cage are paraded in the streets, and people passing by are stopping to watch. Historically, horse thieves have been in history, and in order to avoid being pursued by the imperial court, Caokou often robbed horses for the purpose of wandering. But once caught, it is also tortured. The cage held only one person, with his neck stuck on a plank and bricks under his feet, and if he did, the prisoner would suffocate and die.
A scene of foreign women traveling in a car, after they are accustomed to riding a carriage abroad, they also experience the feeling of sitting in a car. However, this palanquin is simple and resembles a slider. But the sedan is in a strong posture and wears uniform clothing. It seems that the treatment given by foreigners is good.
A family portrait of a southern landlord, the head of the family holding a delicate hookah, and the servant holding his precious son. I don't know if the little-footed woman standing with him is his concubine, with patches on her clothes and twisting and pinching in front of the camera.
The Eight-Nation Alliance marched majestically through the middle gate of the Great Qing Gate, which was a contempt for imperial power. In geometry, the Great Qing Gate was the national gate of the Great Qing Dynasty, and usually only the emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress could walk through the middle gate. Even at the side door, the minister had to get out of the car and get off the horse. But in front of the foreigners, it is not worth mentioning, and it is dignified to walk by.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the scene of the daughter of a member of the imperial court getting married, the magnificent mansion, the exquisite flower palanquin, and the colleagues who came to congratulate. In feudal society, "one person will be able to ascend to heaven", not to mention the high-powered imperial court officials, and the dowry is also very rich. When the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China, the Yongding Gate was opened by the French army, and a railway was built, and combat materials were continuously transported in. At the same time, after the capture of the imperial city, the railway became a witness to the transport of rare treasures.
College students in the late Qing Dynasty who were receiving Western instructions, dragging their shiny braids, intently and silently wrote English words on the blackboard. In order to continue the fate of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing rulers "prepared to establish a constitution", abolished the imperial examination, and revived the Western Learning, so the above scene appeared!
History is a mirror, and the rise and fall of glory and disgrace are all in these yellowed black and white photos, telling the ups and downs of a dynasty!