Xiaobian collected and sorted out 10 old photos to show the characters and social features of the late Qing Dynasty. These scenes are frozen in history and are clues for us to look back.
Teachers and students of the new school are in class.
The teacher is explaining the concept of "self-cultivation" and "patriotism", and the board book is very beautiful, in which the "patriotic" section reads: "The country is established by the people, and the people are based on the existence of the country." I was born in China, and it is advisable to love China as my duty, so when we work together, first public and then private, then the strength and prosperity of the country can be immediately and wait. For thousands of years, dynasties and dynasties have been instilling "imperial grace and greatness" in their subjects, and finally began to talk about "patriotism" at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Taihe Gate in the Forbidden City.
The photograph was taken in 1901, when the golden Forbidden City was in a state of depression, full of kneeless grass and left unattended. As a result of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor fled to Xi'an, and the Forbidden City experienced its most humiliating moment since its construction.
Nanjing Drum Tower.
The city of Nanjing Drum Tower is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, the pavilion was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the downstairs is a traffic artery.
A caravan of camels transporting letters between Zhangjiakou and Cullen.
Zhangjiakou to Kulun one-way more than 1400 kilometers, the camel caravan along the Zhangku Avenue. Zhangku Avenue has a long history, it began in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, and is known as the "Grassland Silk Road".
In 1908, Yan Fu and his niece He Shulan.
Yan Fu has always been frustrated in the examination of the imperial examination, and has participated in the township examination four times and participated in the "special recruitment" once, all of which are named Luosun Mountain. Because he did not have a meritorious name and was not reused, he embarked on the road of education and translation, devoting himself to introducing Western learning and opening up the wisdom of the people. His niece, He Shulan, was deeply influenced by it and was avant-garde in her thinking and rebelled against etiquette.
Yuan Shikai around 1882.
This year, Yuan Shikai was 24 years old, which was the age of prosperity, but he looked a little old-fashioned. Born in a family of officials and eunuchs, Xiao Yuan's luck was not good, and he participated in the township examination twice and was named Sun Shan, and in desperation, in 1881, he went to Dengzhou, Shandong Province, to join his adoptive father's old friend and general Wu Changqing of the Huai Army, and became a big soldier. This reluctant choice made Yuan Shikai. In 1882, yuan shikai, who was a soldier, came to work, do you know what happened? Tell us in the comments section.
In 1909, Zhang Zuolin, the commander of the Fengtian Patrol Battalion.
Zhang Zuolin was originally a bandit, but was later recruited by the Qing army, and because of his meritorious service in capturing thieves, he was promoted to the commander of the Fengtian Patrol Battalion in 1907. This photograph is the first surviving image of him as an official, at the age of 34. Zhang Dashuai was born in the northeast, and has been a bandit, many people will think that he looks big and tall, in fact, he is only 1.62 meters tall, very beautiful when he was young, is a typical "northerner southern phase".
Fengtiangou Bangzi Railway Station.
Founded in 1899 and officially put into operation in 1903, Goubangzi Railway Station is an important station on the Beijing-Feng railway line, with a history of 120 years. In those days, the railway station was not in good order, and many small traders carried baskets around the carriages to sell food. They may be selling local famous food - Gou Gangzi smoked chicken.
Two beggars in Shaanxi.
Their clothes were torn and dirty, their looks were tired, and it was hard to imagine what kind of life they had experienced.
Hanyang Iron Works in 1909.
Hanyang Iron Works was born in 1890 by Zhang Zhidong, then governor of Huguang. The famous "Hanyang-made" (railroad tracks, rifles, etc.) in modern history comes from this. We can see from this photo that the Iron Works No. 3 ironmaking blast furnace is under construction and the scaffolding is clearly visible.