The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty in China's feudal history, and many people are accustomed to reading historical materials, and then looking at some black-and-white photos from a hundred years ago, they will have a sense of joy of "only frowning, but on the heart". Because these photographs have been preserved intact or incompletely through vicissitudes, they give us another way to understand history. Select more than ten photos with good clarity and look at the Qing Dynasty a century ago, and you may find something valuable.
What qing dynasty women dressed up, not like the Qing Palace drama, thick makeup. Most people are wrapped in small feet, wearing cardigans, wearing rags, and marrying their own families early. In the streets of the countryside, young women are often seen, holding children, waiting for their husbands to return. Secluded countryside, coarse tea and light rice, low stone houses, plain days, this is the real life scene.
At the stone mill at the intersection of the street, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are pushing and grinding the noodles. It can be clearly seen that they are both wrapped up in their feet, which is hard to push. As for the origin of foot binding, it is difficult to verify, only that it was first popular in the court, began to be popular in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak at the end of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, after the feet are wrapped, it can be said that it is difficult to walk, for the women of the large family, they are already golden and hidden, but in the eyes of the poor woman, it is simply a kind of destruction.
The children who stayed at home became the treasures of their grandparents. Although the transportation was inconvenient at that time, there were still many people who could go out to make a living. In order to make a living, they can only give up their families and let their parents take care of them. It can be said that this has been the case throughout the ages!
The man pushing a wheelbarrow to make a living has a face full of vicissitudes. Unicycles are arguably the most common means of transportation at that time, and it is very convenient to carry people and carry goods.
The women of the large families, dressed in brocade and chinese clothes, wear exquisite head flowers, and the people are also very dignified and beautiful. If it is really a rich man and a good woman, a pair of small feet are also looming.
A couple of couples at the end of the Qing Dynasty, clean and sharp, with the feeling of a talented woman. In feudal society, men from well-off families would marry wives and concubines, not for the sake of showing off, but to continue their heirs. "There are three filial pieties, and no queen is greater." The family was big, and the four generations were often seen in the photos at that time.
The three men who drink tea are dressed up not ordinary people, and drinking tea is also an art. The richer the person, the more he pays attention to the realm of drinking tea. Whether it is a chair or a coffee table, it is an antique left to this day.
The executioner with the sword, his eyes dark. For them, the profession they are engaged in is very unpopular, and many people avoid it. They may inherit their father's business, or they may pass on the master-disciple business, but in the end they are all lonely and old, the yin qi is too heavy, the psychology is lonely, and it is difficult to start and end well.
The corner tower of the old Beijing city wall, the top of which had collapsed, was in tatters from a distance, and a caravan of camels passed from below. The corner tower has an important position in the ancient city wall, and vigilance and defense are very much needed. However, the Qing government was in financial crisis at that time, especially after the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Alliance, and it had no financial resources to repair it, and could only maintain this look.
A squire on the frontier is leading his family to practice target shooting in the wild. Although the Qing court was very strict about the management of guns, in the poor countryside and remote areas, there were still squires who could get their hands on it. If you have no weather, going out to train can also improve the prevention of family problems. After all, at that time, the world was dangerous, and swords were not as good as guns.
After the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China, the British recruited Indian Fu San was training. In fact, from the beginning of the First Opium War, Indian soldiers were incorporated into the Anglo-French coalition. Most of the Indian soldiers were Sikhs, tall and fierce in battle. During the Eight-Power Alliance, Indian soldiers fought in coordination with the British army, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. However, the status is far inferior to that of the British army, "the army of the British Empire will not flinch until the last Indian soldier is killed", which shows that they are also pawns!
In the new-style school at the end of the Qing Dynasty, a teacher who returned from studying abroad was using braids as compasses to draw geometric figures for students on the blackboard. After Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor returned to Luang, "abolishing the imperial examination and establishing a new study" was imminent. After the New Deal, the imperial examination system of 1300 withdrew from the stage of history. New schools began to appear in large numbers, and Western classes began to take the podium. This teacher not only draws the standard, but also writes well in English!