Art, it is a portrayal of reality, but also the beautification of reality, and no matter what the purpose of the work of art, will always be some processing of the content they want to express, after all, even if there is an exaggerated component, even if it amplifies the ugly side, but those creators, often pay attention to the beauty of art.
Nowadays, the country is rich and the people are strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and more and more works of art linger around us, providing us with entertainment and recreation, but the works of art are seen more, and sometimes they gradually forget reality. One of the most prominent points is that we always see groups of handsome women on TV, majestic and beautiful city streets, turning our heads to look around, but they are all unremarkable.
And this contrast will be more obvious when looking through the old photos of the late Qing Dynasty, through the old photos, you will see the ugliest grid, the hunchback queen, and even such a prosperous place as the Beijing Division, there are also visible desolation and depression. If you don't believe it, look down.
A eunuch who subverts the impression
Pictured is a eunuch who was a serious eunuch who held an important position in the Forbidden City. He does not have the appearance of Zhou Zheng in the Qing Palace drama, and it is not visible that people cannot see the age, even the clothes on his body are simple and simple, and they do not have the clean, tidy and high-end texture that is now prevalent in the Qing Palace drama.
But I think it is also that eunuchs are actually slightly more advanced slaves, but in the end they are still instructed and squeezed, especially in the palace, the purification of this item makes them bear a lot of criticism, trampled on, looked down upon, even if you can do a high position, you can not enter the ancestral tomb.
So if dan has not gone to the end of the mountain, how many people want to become eunuchs? Therefore, when you are a eunuch, it does not matter what your face looks like, and the thoughtfulness of being able to serve the master is the first priority.
The hunchback queen with the ugliest grid
The one in the picture is still a real Gege, and his status is by no means low - Princess Rongshou Gulun. This is the last character recorded in the Draft History of the Qing Dynasty. As the eldest daughter of Prince Gong, she was raised by Cixi in the palace since she was a child, and was very much loved by Cixi. It's just that her appearance is really too far from the current TV series that is either beautiful and lovely, or feminine and clever.
It is understood that this Gege looks too much like his father, so although he is young, he looks like an old woman. Second, she married at the age of twelve and was widowed at the age of seventeen, lived alone for a long time, and did not like to dress herself, so she was also called the ugliest character by many people.
The appearance of attacking people is not right, but we also just want to say that life is really very different from film and television dramas, don't watch too much, just forget the way life is. For example, in this picture, you may have a hard time believing that she is actually the queen of Guangxu, after all, this hunched over seems to have no temperament.
But it is actually easy to understand that people at that time were not like today's film and television stars, there were many ways of medical beauty, and there were various aspects of the content guidance of the instrumentation. Even they do not have these "standard postures" to refer to, which is inevitably far from everyone's imagination of beauty now.
Tianzi still lives a difficult civilian life at his feet
Must life be solid at the feet of the Son of Heaven? Since ancient times, the situation of the poor has not been much different, but only the number of people. Look at this old photo - the man on a donkey transporting goods, rather depressed between two freight buckets, behind him is the city of XiaoSuo, the dry river, the desolate land... Although someone can be seen shepherding sheep in the distance, it is also particularly lonely in this vast world.
Look at the few people sitting on this slope, this is a mother with three children, in order to make ends meet, the whole family went out to collect firewood to survive the long winter. The clothes they wear seem to be very thick, but the cold protection effect is not obvious, in order to survive, the child must face the burden of life early, and the mother, also under the burden of life, lost the light under the eyes.
At the same time, we can also see that compared with the majestic mountains and the renovation of ancient buildings, even if it was as important as the defense system of the Beijing Division at that time, it was only a piece of Xiaosuo, just like the Great Wall in the photo. This is a photograph left by several men when they visited the Great Wall, which had an important defensive role in ancient times, and had long been unguarded in the Qing government's laissez-faire, leaving only the bare walls, eroded by weeds.
A wealthy and self-satisfied bureaucrat
Compared with the poor people in front of them, the officials' lives are much more comfortable, just like this one in the photo, only to see that he is wearing official robes, glasses, tables and chairs are quite exquisite, and there are tea cups of spittoons, and life can be regarded as very rich. So the spirit of this person can also be felt through the black and white photos.
The same day is full of fun, and these two eagles play. You know, the average person can't play with eagles, because for people who are forced by the pressure of life, they can't afford to raise any eagles? Second, raising eagles is actually a descendant of the eight flags, because the golden talents who enter the customs have this tradition. Therefore, these two eagles, at a glance, are also the lords who do not worry about eating and wearing, and they are idle enough to raise eagles to play, to fill their faces and show their prestige.
Fortunately, several foreign wars were lost, and finally the stubborn Qing Dynasty army came out of its comfort zone and chose to absorb advanced weapons from the West, such as these gun-training soldiers in the photo. This also benefited from the new policy at the end of the Qing Dynasty, which gave the Qing army a new look, but unfortunately it was too late at that time.
Those textbook celebrities
In contrast, the smallest gap should be the late Qing celebrities mentioned in the textbooks, after all, in the textbooks, we can also see their true appearance, such as Zhang Zhidong, one of the representatives of the foreign affairs movement, although he has passed the age of flowers in this group photo, but his spirit is strong.
Another example is Yuan Shikai, even if he is placed in a pile of people, many people can recognize him at a glance. From this photo, we can also see Yuan Shikai's left and right Fengyuan, and it is no wonder that in the later period, he will establish himself as emperor from the earth.
Finally, there is Cixi, this photo records Cixi's seventieth birthday, and she plays with the palace eunuchs in the West Garden. Looking at this photo now, it may seem too rigid and boring, but the atmosphere of the scene should still be very lively. For example, Li Lianying, who is rowing with a bamboo pole in the front, is obviously making Cixi happy, but Cixi is not smiling in the end, but the camera at this moment has not recorded it.
The last photo is of the execution of the Boxers at Caishikou, numbly watching the guests circle after circle, which makes people agree with Lu Xun's words...
summary
Looking back at these old photos, some record the true appearance of the court, some reproduce the numb life of the people at the bottom, and some show the ease and self-satisfaction of the real power class... Either way, it is actually far from the film and television drama depiction. At the very least, I believe that after looking at these photos, there should be many people who will no longer want to travel back to the Qing Dynasty.
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