Dating back more than 110 years in the late Qing Dynasty, it may seem like a very distant space-time distance at first glance, but the advent of photography has reduced this sense of distance. The people and landscapes of the past are drowned out, but the photographs preserve some precious details that can recreate the contours of life at that time. Please take a look at a group of old photos of the late Qing Dynasty with the editor.
Minister in winter official uniform.
Qing dynasty ministers changed their crown clothes every year according to the seasons, wearing cool hats and thin clothes in spring and summer, and warm hats, cotton clothes or leather clothes in autumn and winter. Their clothes are not only warm or aesthetic, but also have the function of not being inferior and noble.
Princess Rongshou led the palace family to take a group photo with the families of foreign envoys.
Sitting in the middle of the front row is Princess Rongshou Gulun, the last princess of the Qing Dynasty, and a princess with a special origin. She was born in Prince Gong's mansion and could only be given the title of Gege according to the Qing Dynasty system. However, she was raised by Empress Dowager Cixi in the palace and obtained the status of imperial daughter, so she was qualified to be a princess. She is clever and clever, can speak the Tao, often accompanies the empress dowager to relieve boredom, and is deeply pampered.?
Prince Su's daughter Shankun Gege.
Shankun was a noble royal gege who grew up to marry The Mongol Prince of Zasak, Gonsan Norbu. From 1901 onwards, Gonsan Norbu began to train the new Mongol army, and at the same time, Shankun also summoned maids to form a girl scout army for training.
Flag woman in armor.
This piece of armor was originally worn by men, and it was obviously too heavy and fat, which did not show her "mighty" side, but made her look very funny. Flag women have a more unrestrained personality, like to try new things, and are not bound by etiquette like Han women.
The Qinglou woman who wrapped around the "three-inch golden lotus".
The woman on the left is feminine and fashionable, with bangs and slim pants that are the most avant-garde style of the era. The woman on the right is dressed in men's clothes, which adds a bit of masculinity.?
Portrait of a young man.
When the photographer took a picture of him, he deliberately pulled the big braid to the front to show the hairstyle that puzzled Westerners. The big braids are very unhygienic and not conducive to labor, but in the late Qing Dynasty, almost all men regarded them as treasures and were reluctant to cut them.
"Beggar Gang Helper".
The foreign photographer who took the photo identified the character this way: King of the beggars. The "Gang Leader" is not only a character in a martial arts novel, but also a real character in life. In the old society, there were many beggars, and they formed gangs with each other, and each gang was entrenched in a specific area, among which there was a "helper".
Giant poses with a normal-tall foreign man.
Visually, the giant was more than 2 meters tall. The fact that he wore a supplementary garment that only officials could wear does not mean that he was given an official position. He is just an actor discovered by foreign performing arts agencies, performing juggling with his outstanding height, and the supplement is used to show foreigners his identity as a Chinese.
Group photo of several women.
They wear a smeared forehead and a skirt, and their dress is more elaborate, and they should come from a family above the middle age. The old lady on the right side of the front row has a very strong aura, and she is the head of the family at first glance.
In 1907, a car under the East Fourth Arch in Beijing.
In 1907, the French "Morning Post" proposed to hold a "Beijing-Paris Car Rally", which was an amazing idea at the time, and received a warm response from racing drivers in Various European countries. What was even more surprising, however, was that the Qing court finally agreed to let it go. When the car drove into Beijing, many ordinary people did not know what the car was, which attracted a wave of tens of thousands of people to see it.