From the countryside to the foreign concessions,
Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai
They could be nobles, vagrants, commoners, miners,
Artist, beggar, Shaolin monk, boxer, concubine
……
From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China
The photos may not lie:
In ancient Chinese weddings, a palanquin was used to marry a bride. Compared with the palanquin, the bride's "hijab" seems to be more eye-catching.
The city of Beijing from 1894 to 1896 looked grand.
Ningbo Checkpoint in 1875. Ningbo was one of the first five treaty ports that China was forced to open after the First Opium War.
In 1900, the Boxers were captured by the American cavalry.
In 1901, the "first gate of the imperial city" - the Great Qing Gate in Beijing. The Ming Dynasty was called Daming Gate, the Qing Dynasty was called the Great Qing Gate, and during the Republic of China period, it was renamed Zhonghua Gate.
In 1902, during the Spring Festival in Hong Kong, Queen's Road was crowded and bustling.
In 1907, the Great Wall of China, which had not yet become a scenic spot. At that time, the Great Wall had long lost its defensive function, and it was covered with wild grass, appearing desolate and dilapidated.
Coal miner in 1909.
From 1917 to 1919, the dirty canals in Guangzhou.
Yongdingmen, Beijing in 1942. The current Yongding Gate was rebuilt in 2004 and is the first city gate in Beijing to be rebuilt.
The Characters of the Qing Dynasty seem to be different from the appearance we imagined.
The rulers of the Qing Dynasty had stricter requirements for hairstyles, and the Manchu noblewomen were all half-moon heads, the front was shaved, and there were no bangs and front hair.
The three-inch golden lotus represented wealth and beauty in ancient times, and people called the wrapped feet "lotus", those larger than four inches were "iron lotus", four inches were "silver lotus", and three inches were "golden lotus".
Zhan Shichao, the tallest man in the Qing Dynasty, was more than 230 centimeters tall, half a head taller than Yao Ming. According to historical records, Zhan Shichao's coffin is 2.6 meters long.
The local tycoons of that year used to live like this, eating while there were people playing and singing next to them to help entertain.
Beggars in Beihai Park, life is difficult, and ragged homeless families can be seen everywhere.
The north is accustomed to pulling grinders by hand, and in the south with mules.
Cross-border marriages in the Qing Dynasty were very rare at the time.
Three wives and four concubines of ancient men
It turned out that there were already advertisements for salad oil as early as the Qing Dynasty.
In ancient times, there were many people watching the execution site, the public execution.
An ancient form of death, with the removal of wood chips or bricks under the feet, the prisoner was finally hanged alive.