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In the 40 years of reform and opening up, the country has been changing with each passing day, and the economy has been perfecting day by day, and we have made world-renowned achievements in the economic, scientific, technological, military and other fields, and the gap between us and the developed countries is constantly narrowing.
But at the same time, we found that the core technologies of many products such as machine building, digital electronics, and biomedicine are in the hands of foreigners, and we need to continue to refuel.
How far the gap between us and the developed countries in the West over the past hundred years is, the following precious old photos that have been preserved tell us everything, no more than not knowing, one is more than frightened.
01, in 1863, what were we doing?
In 1863, the London Underground was built with a total length of 410 kilometers, making it the world's first electrified subway to be pulled by electric locomotives.
In 1688 (the 27th year of the Qing Kangxi Dynasty), Britain established a constitutional monarchy and established the development path of capitalist industry and commerce.
From the 1760s to the 1840s, Britain completed the Industrial Revolution.
In 1863, Prince Yizhen of Alcohol was photographed.
The soldier on his left was holding a red gun, and the soldier on his right was holding a bird rifle invented during the Ming Dynasty.
YiZhen was the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor and the brother-in-law of Empress Dowager Cixi.
At this time, China had experienced the Second Opium War, but it was still in the era of agricultural civilization that had not changed for thousands of years, and the royals as high society were only holding cold weapons such as swords.
China did not have its first subway, the Beijing subway, until 1969, with a total length of only 23.6 kilometers.
02, 1906, Hamburg and Beijing
In 1906, hamburg, Germany's second largest city, the "world bridge city", was crowded with moored boats in the river.
In 1906, the streets of Beijing, passing horse-drawn carriages.
03, in 1912, what were we doing?
In April 1912, britain, the Titanic, berthed in port, was about to make its maiden voyage.
The Titanic was the world's largest luxury mega cruise ship built by the British White Star Line using the most advanced shipbuilding technology of the time. The tonnage is 46,000 tons, 900 feet long, and the height is equivalent to 11 floors.
On February 15, 1912, Sun Yat-sen and the Provisional Government official of Nanjing of the Republic of China paid homage to the Ming Tomb.
At this time, China's imperial system was overthrown, ending more than 2,000 years of feudal society, but the ensuing China fell into the turmoil of imperial restoration, warlord chaos, and foreign invasion.
The state's fiscal revenue is used to buy guns and cannons, and who will still use the money to invest in science and technology and develop the economy.
04, 1910s, farmers in two countries
In 1914, German peasants went out dressed as gentlemen.
Around 1918, Chinese peasants, suffering under the numb expression of the group. Sidney Gamble/Photo.
05. Two bridges in the east and west
On October 7, 1914, painters hung from steel cables on the Brooklyn Bridge to paint.
Spanning the East River in New York and connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan Island, the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883 as the world's first suspension bridge built of steel.
It was not until October 15, 1957, with the assistance of the Soviet Union, that we built the first bridge on the Yangtze River, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, which connected the three towns of Wuhan and the Beijing-Hankou and Guangdong-Han railways.
06, 1910s, electric vehicles and ox carts
In 1916, England, an electric car walking on the street. Electric vehicles at this time are very similar to today's small portable electric vehicles.
At this time, walking on the streets of Chinese cities is basically rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages, and ox carts. The picture shows an ox cart on a street in China. The photo was taken around 1918, by Sidney Gamble.
07, 1910s, feminism and foot binding
In 1913, in Washington, D.C., feminist activists distributed political participation leaflets to citizens to publicize the upcoming feminist march.
The feminist movement, the women's liberation movement. The aim is to fight for women's equal rights, for equal status with men and for the freedom to choose their own way of life.
In 1918, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, a girl wrapped in her feet.
At this time, the Qing Dynasty has been out of the egg for seven years, in order to win the favor of men, the feudal vice of foot binding is still continuing, and it is still destroying women's physical and mental health.
08, 1910s, French science and technology and Chinese factories
Telegraph machine in the telegraph office on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France, on September 4, 1918.
Children apprentices in Chinese factories with the machines they use. Photograph taken around 1917-1919, by Sidney David Gambo (U.S.).
09. In 1923, rooftop racing and Hirohito visited Taiwan
In 1923, a rooftop karting race was held in Turin, Italy.
At this time, China was in the second year of the defeat of the Second Protector of France War, and the situation was turbulent.
In April 1923, Emperor Hirohito visited Taiwan, and the People of Taiwan stood on the side of the road. At this time, Taiwan had been ceded to Japan for 28 years.
10. 1920s, high school students and college students
In 1925, in the United States, high school girls graduated from a group photo.
On September 7, 1924, in Chengdu, 8 female college students and teachers of West China Union University took a group photo.
11, 1920s, flying and ziplining
In 1925, two aerobatics played tennis on a flying plane, which had become an important means of transportation for Europeans to cross five continents and seven oceans.
At this time, we have to use this most rudimentary zipline to cross a river of 100 meters in many places. The picture shows the Zipline of the Yalong River in Sichuan Province, 1928.
12. 1920s, Trafalgar and New Street Junction
In 1928, London, England, the Red Bus was in Trafalgar Square.
1927, Nanjing, Xinjiekou.
13. In the 1930s, boxing and foot binding
In 1933, Los Angeles, USA, a young girl boxing on the roof.
1930, Shanxi, foot-binding girl.
The Qing Dynasty has been finished for 19 years, and there are still many girls who are consciously wrapping their feet.
The feudal dynasty is gone, but the legacy of feudal ideology is still deeply rooted.
14, 1939, parking timer
In October 1939, in Texas, a cowgirl stood by a parking meter, seemingly paying a "parking fee" for her horse. Photo from National Geographic, Louis Madden/Photo.
On August 22, 1939, the southern outskirts of Chongqing were bombed by the Japanese army, and the people rushed to escape by ferry in the smoke.
At this time, China was in the midst of a disaster-stricken foreign invasion, and the country's economy and people's lives suffered great damage!
15. In the 1940s, the United States and rural China
1940, rural Delta County, Colorado, USA, haystacks with peach-picking cars.
On the outskirts of Hangzhou, a farmer dried millet in his yard. Photograph taken around 1944-1945 by Alan Larson (American Flying Tigers).
16. In the 1940s, american and Chinese children
Black children on the streets of Chicago, USA, in 1941.
In 1943, Henan Province, a child with a sluggish eye.
17. In the 1940s, youth parties and devaluation of banknotes
Patty, Young Man, 1947, Usa.
In March 1948, in Shanghai, the salaries paid by the bank to the employees of the Shanghai Telephone Company were bundles of devalued banknotes, and the workers squatted on the ground to count their own banknotes.
18, 1950s, records and radios
In London in 1955, a customer in a record store auditioned a record in a soundproof room.
In the 50s, China did not say anything about phonograph records, and it was very happy for a family to have such a radio to listen to.
19th and 1950s, 3D cinema and stereo cinema
In 1952, at The Paramount Theater in Hollywood, audiences were watching Bwana Devil, the first color 3D film in history.
It wasn't until July 1, 1957, in Beijing, that we had China's first widescreen stereo cinema. Fu Jun/Photo. 3D movies didn't really understand until Avatar came along.
20. 1956, General Motors Technical Center
1956, GM Technical Center, USA. Now it seems that it is a very modern high-tech technology center.
On July 13, 1956, FAW, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China's first car "Liberation" brand opened the assembly line.
Taking history as a mirror and seeing the gap, as long as we continue to work hard, the great rejuvenation of our Chinese nation is not far away!
National economic development needs the participation of the masses, and even more needs the innovation of all, and innovation is the soul of a nation's progress. From "Made in China" to "Made in China" We are working hard, only in this way can we be truly strong.