In the photo is a Qing Dynasty man who smokes opium, skinny and rugged, looking shocking.
Qing Dynasty people who smoked opium. For this reason, our country has also been scornfully called the "sick man of East Asia" by the Western powers.
At that time, the price of opium was still relatively high, and generally only the rich could have money to smoke. The picture shows a Manchu family smoking opium, which is supposed to be a wealthy family.
A Manchu noblewoman holding a smoking gun (a tool used to smoke opium). At that time, not only did the princes and ministers smoke opium, but even the Xianfeng Emperor and Cixi had a fondness for it, and Cixi was known as Fushou Cream.
A woman who has finished smoking opium. In the photo, an aristocratic woman who has just finished smoking opium is lying on her side on the bed, and she is still in a confused state.
Smokers living on the streets. Because the price of opium is relatively expensive, the rich princes and nobles have money to smoke, but for many families with limited financial resources, this is simply a disaster, many people can not afford to support such expensive expenses, and many have fallen to the point of family ruin.