Military attachés on horseback, elaborate ladies, camel caravans about to leave, buildings bombarded by artillery fire... The 10 photos of the late Qing Dynasty and the old people record the daily life of society a hundred years ago, and are precious materials for us to understand history, intuitive and true.
Officials greet each other when they meet.
In front of a certain official palace, the low-ranking officials on the right meet with the two minor officials on the left, and salute each other, and the servants near the gate are low in status and are about to prostrate themselves.
Tongwenguan student Zhang Deyi.
This photograph was taken in 1866, when Zhang Deyi was 19 years old, studying in the English class of Tongwenguan, and because of his excellent grades, he was assigned to follow an informal delegation of the Qing court to Visit Europe. For the next 40 years, he was engaged in foreign affairs and also served as an English teacher for the Guangxu Emperor.
Group photo of the eunuch family.
The man who was the head of the family was an official of the imperial court, wearing a supplementary uniform and wearing a chaozhu, and it was obvious that his rank was not low (five grades for civilian occupations and four products for military occupations could only be worn). The hostess also wears a supplementary dress and a chaozhu, indicating that she has been named "life woman" by the imperial court and enjoys a high honor, and the goal of many men's lifelong efforts is to "seal the wife and shadow". If this official has made meritorious contributions, even if his son does not receive the meritorious title after his death, he will be awarded a certain title.
A camel caravan resting at Beijing's Xibianmen.
Xibianmen is a hole road that walks northwest from the outer city out of the city, and most of the camel caravans entering and leaving the outer city take this gate, and when they go out of the city, they turn north at the northwest corner tower of the outer city and enter the avenue leading to Juyongguan. There is a moat passing by here, the water is abundant, and the camels drink enough water before embarking on the long journey.
A corner of Beijing.
The nearby three-hole bridge is the Odori Bridge, and the tall building in the distance is the southeast corner tower of the inner city. The corner tower here is majestic and spectacular, and is a model building that combines city defense and city tower. When the Eight-Power Coalition invaded Beijing in 1900, she was bombarded by artillery fire, partially collapsed, and repaired after the war. Fortunately, the southeast corner tower still exists today and has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Ivory carving.
Ivory carving has a history of more than 2,000 years in China, and by the Time the Qing Dynasty, its craftsmanship had entered its heyday, and literati doctors and dignitaries liked to place them on their desks. Qing Dynasty ivory carvings are mostly decorated with auspicious themes such as literati stories and flower and bird patterns, and have a strong bookish vitality.
Member of the Folk Sect.
This person is armed with a weapon (hammer?). ), making a strange movement with one hand, the word "Kan" written on the turban, may be a member of the Qing Dynasty 'Kangua Sect'. In 1899, many folk sects like the Kangua Sect in the north, such as the Boxers, the Bagua Sect, the Great Knife Society, the Red Fist, and so on, converged to form the Boxers. They come from the bottom of society, practice boxing and martial arts, practice spells, hold all kinds of absurd rituals, and preach supernatural skills that are invincible. Gengzinian was used by Empress Dowager Cixi and eventually suppressed by her.
Military attaché on horseback.
The military attaché wore Qing armor, rode on a low horse, and had a bodyguard, but he did not create a majestic image. In the era of late Qing and thermal weapons, armor was already difficult to resist the attack of guns, and the actual combat value was greatly reduced. In fact, after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, soldiers did not wear armor in actual combat became the norm.
Portrait of a lady.
This woman was wrapped in "three inches of golden lotus", wore a silk costume with wide robes and large sleeves, and dressed exquisitely, creating a typical image of an aristocratic woman in the late Qing Dynasty.
Littlefoot woman.
The woman was born a civilian and dressed modestly. The photographer highlighted her "three-inch golden lotus" and "bow shoes". We don't think there's anything to appreciate about small feet, but men in the Ming and Qing dynasties valued this very much, and there was a kind of beauty contest called "Soccer Kicks" at that time, not to look better than whose little feet were wrapped.