Beggars dressed in rags in the cold winter, women pose with their sons with large knives, a group of men and women eat and drink in a place of sound and color... Old photographs record history from a visual point of view, and those characters and scenes make us feel strange and shocked.
Guangdong women watch three-dimensional photos.
We now pay great attention to the pursuit of stereoscopic visual effects, and watch movies to see 3D. In fact, since the birth of photography, people have begun to chase the three-dimensional effect. Late Qing photographers use a dual-lens camera to capture two photos with little difference, print them and put them into a stereoscope to achieve 3D visual effects. In the photo, four women are admiring the photos in their hands, and there are stereoscopes on the table, enjoying the luxurious visual experience at that time.
In 1901, a student at the Girls' School.
The Qing Dynasty's private schools and official school systems did not admit girls, and this situation was not changed until foreigners opened girls' schools in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1907, the imperial court promulgated the "Statutes of The Girls' Primary Schools" and the "Statutes of the Women's Normal Schools", and the official finally began to attach importance to women's education.
The imperial court ordered the woman He Miaoling to wear a supplementary dress.
He Miaoling's husband, Wu Tingfang, was a high-ranking official of the late Qing Dynasty, who served as a Qing Dynasty minister stationed abroad, a minister of law revision, a minister of commerce, a right attendant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a right attendant of the Ministry of Punishment. He Shixiang's husband taught his son and became her husband's kennai helper.
A man walking a bird.
The life of the old Beijingers is always rich and colorful, in addition to practicing the right business, do not forget to have fun, and pay attention to the level of play. Although the status of "bird fans" includes both princes and ministers and peddlers, although the status is very different, as long as they carry the bird cage all the way or sit in the tea house, they "shoulder together are brothers", talking to each other about the way of raising birds, and the atmosphere is active and peaceful.
Displaced people and beggars in winter.
They wore ragged clothes in the cold winter, and the children on the left even took aprons for warmth, which was particularly pitiful.
Skinny poor.
Previously, we only saw descriptions of the poor in the book, but this photo gives an intuitive presentation. Since the late Qing Dynasty, social unrest, frequent wars, and a variety of natural disasters have invaded each other, resulting in a difficult life for the people, and some people have lost their homes, been displaced, and have no food and clothing.
Farmers grind lotus roots into lotus flour.
These farmers demonstrated how to make lotus flour by hand. After washing the lotus root, the pulp is refined, and then the lotus root pulp is poured into a white gauze bag to rinse, and the pulp is connected to the pulp by a tank, basin and other containers. After sedimentation and drying, the lotus slurry obtains lotus powder with high nutritional value.
Flag woman with her son.
The special feature of this photo is that there are 3 large knives, which reflect the martial spirit of the flag people, and women and children are no exception.
A night feast on the "flower boat" in Guangzhou.
"Flower boats" are sound and color places floating on the river, both high, medium and low grades. The room in the photo is gorgeously lit, the tables and chairs are exquisite, and a group of young men and women eat and drink, moving casually, showing the atmosphere of the wind and moon.
Yuan Shikai received guests at the Jinan Inspector Yamen.
From December 1899 to November 1901, Yuan Shikai served as the inspector of Shandong. During his tenure, it was the time when the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China and swept across north China. Due to the strong suppression of the Boxers by Lao Yuan, the "mutual guarantee" agreement with the great powers, and the implementation of measures to protect the border and the people, the territory of Shandong was very stable. Doing so has a twist on the great powers, but it also reflects Yuan Shikai's shrewdness and ability to cope with changes.