Introduction: The Qing Dynasty, as the last feudal dynasty in China, is also the closest dynasty to us, so most people have a certain understanding of the Qing Dynasty, and the most impressive thing is the late Qing Dynasty, the country is in a situation of internal and external troubles, the Qing government is corrupt and incompetent, so that the country is constantly persecuted by Western powers, and constantly concessions, either indemnity or land cutting, so that the country has endured an unprecedented catastrophe, not only the country is backward in all aspects, but also the people live a life of unhappiness.
Today's Qing Palace drama occupies the home page of major film and television channels, which shows the Qing Dynasty people living and working in peace and contentment, the country is prosperous and strong, and a scene of happiness and harmony. So what was the real Qing Dynasty like a hundred years ago? When a Frenchman filmed the most real Qing, we should stop being deceived by TV dramas.
The Frenchman named Albert Kahn, a Jew, who became one of the richest people in Europe because of the discovery of gold and gem mines in South Africa, but he did not become blind because he had money, but he was very kind, constantly doing charity, and hired many photographers to go to various places in the world to take pictures of the local living environment, and finally took tens of millions of photos, including the living environment of more than 50 countries, which became one of the greatest feats in world history.
At the beginning of the last century, when Empress Dowager Cixi had just died and the last emperor Puyi had just ascended the throne, Kahn came to China and took pictures of the living conditions of the Qing Dynasty at that time, and the color photos he took were also extremely precious historical materials. And today let me take you to see what the Qing Dynasty was like a hundred years ago!
In the photos taken by the Frenchman, we can clearly see that the streets and city gates at that time were not as prosperous as the film and television dramas, but they were very dilapidated, and before Kahn went to our country, he must have imagined our country as very beautiful and prosperous, and when he really saw this scene in front of him, he must be very disappointed! After all, it was the exact opposite of what he imagined.
The above photo shows three officials-like people dressed in former dynasty costumes, which was a very rebellious thing at that time, but in my opinion, this should be the costume of the time. In addition, in the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing government was faint and incompetent, and the rulers only cared about their own enjoyment, regardless of whether the people were dead or alive, which led to extremely poor social order, which also laid the foundation for the gradual demise of the Qing Dynasty.
Conclusion: Whether it is the Qing Palace drama or some historical books recorded in the "Kangqian prosperous era", it is not the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, but the growth of the population and the scene of the upper class, for those people at the bottom, even eating enough has become a luxury. For film and television dramas, it is impossible to be completely consistent with history, after all, there is still a program effect, to change the plot, and even to fictionalize some characters to meet the audience's corresponding preferences, after all, film and television dramas are not documentaries, so we only use it as a leisure pastime. And if you want to understand the real history, or do you want to understand it from the historical documents, I don't know how everyone thinks about it?