A hundred years ago, the Forbidden City was filmed in 1917-1918, and the American social economist Gambo twice entered the Forbidden City in Beijing for filming, leaving us with precious image materials. The picture shows Tiananmen Square in 1917.
The square of the TaiheDian is barren and grassy. Because of the dismissal of many eunuchs and the chaos of management, the hygiene of the Forbidden City could not be well maintained, including the bird droppings on the roof, and there was no longer a special person to clean up, a desolate scene.
The Manchu women in the Forbidden City, judging by the Manchu costumes they wore, were supposed to be relatives of the royal family.
Shenwu Gate. At that time, Puyi was still dreaming of his own emperor in this small world, using the Xuantong era name, and had been waiting for the opportunity to restore. In July 1917, "braided marshal" Zhang Xun helped Puyi to restore, did not expect the whole country to shout, Puyi was confused and did 11 days of emperor and gray and slippery.
The Beiyang government held a military parade at the Taihedian Square. On November 28, 1918, the Beiyang government held a military parade in Taihedian Square to celebrate the victory of the Allies in World War I. China was also one of the victorious powers, and the news of the victory was overwhelmingly exciting, although the fruits of victory in World War I had nothing to do with us.
At the military parade ceremony, President Xu Shichang delivered a speech. In 1917, he joined the Allied side in World War I and declared war against Germany and Austria, although he did not send troops, but sent more than 100,000 laborers to the European battlefield, and gengzi's reparations were not counted.
At the noon gate of the Forbidden City in 1918, a five-color flag was placed. The five-color flag is the national flag of the Beiyang era.
The old lady watching the parade. At the military parade, the old lady wrapped in small feet in the Forbidden City, richly dressed and smoking a cigarette, looked at the people in front of her with disdain. She was probably a family member of the Qing dynasty.'
The two soldiers guarding the palace gate were well-dressed and durable, but not every soldier could wear military boots.