The last years of the late Qing Dynasty were the time of the decline of the feudal dynasty and the beginning of new things. This group has treasured more than 100 years of photos of the late Qing Dynasty, which is to show the social scene of that era for people, so that people who like to study history can better visualize the past.
Beggars squatted in rags to forage for food to take old photos, when the situation in the late Qing Dynasty was panicked by the war, and the streets withered were full of poor and helpless people. Many displaced people who have lost their homes due to natural and man-made disasters have to become beggars, begging from house to door in rags to make a living.
A foreigner who crossed the sea showed the phonograph he brought to the native people on the ship, and it is well known that the phonograph was invented by the famous American inventor Eddie in 1877, and then brought to the country by missionaries. The people of the late Qing Dynasty who lived at the bottom saw the machine that could make a sound for the first time, and they were very curious and surprised in their hearts, and they couldn't help but come to watch and stop.
There were many foreigners who flowed into the mainland at that time, but compared with the poor people living in poor and closed mountain villages, when they saw foreigners dressed in strange costumes, they were surprised and curious, so they couldn't help but come to see what was going on.
In the old photos of the streets of old Beijing more than 100 years ago, a young man in a long shirt pushing a bicycle forward, and the walking posture is a meteor, which shows that the man is a local wealthy family. It is well known that in the late Qing Dynasty, the cost of a bicycle was very expensive, so most of the people who could afford to use a bicycle were either rich or expensive.
The people of the village sit at the door and cut sweet potato chips, which were the staple food on people's tables in poor ancient times. Compared to fine rice and flour, sweet potatoes are easy to grow and the harvest yield is considerable. Therefore, the poor people at that time would grow a large number of sweet potatoes to fill their hunger, and even dry excess sweet potato slices in case of emergency.
The original lady took a group photo with the smile of the concubine of the partial room, and in ancient times, the status of the wife of the original concubine was very high, and the woman who was a concubine of the partial room was inferior. In traditional families, concubines in the partial room cannot sit at the same table as the original wife, nor can they walk in front of the original wife when traveling. The concubine in this old photo is mostly married to a more enlightened family, so her status can be equal to that of the original wife.