In the early autumn of the late Qing Dynasty in 1903, an Italian, Nan Huaiqian, traveled thousands of miles to work in his homeland. Nan Huaiqian has worked in the local area for more than ten years, and whenever he has leisure time, he always takes a camera out to take photos for people from different walks of life, capturing many pictures of people's lives with historical value.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the husband and wife of an ordinary family sat intimately and smiled and chatted with their precious old photos, and the couples in the old photos were relatively interesting in terms of looks and actions, all of which showed the sweet and loving husband and wife relationship between them.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the court ministers took a group photo with the family of their wives and children, and the old photos showed a man wearing the classic costume of the late Qing Dynasty and wearing a chao bead on his chest, showing a sense of pride and pride. The hostess who sat on the side was also wearing a luxurious supplementary dress, which showed that at that time, she had already been crowned by the imperial court and became a commandment lady who could receive Feng Lu.
A prisoner punished by the government took a picture of an old photograph of a prisoner dressed in worn-out clothes, and his bony appearance looked full of panic and despair. He was frightened and tied to a wooden stake by the government servants, and the long braids on his head were also suspended from the stake, and the whole person could not move for half a minute, which may prevent him from taking the opportunity to escape.
In the village, the sick women were diagnosed and treated, and in ancient times, people were most afraid of not being intimate between men and women. Even if a woman goes to the clinic to seek medical treatment, Langzhong in the store can only touch the woman's wrist part, and other actions are regarded as transgressions. Photographer Nan Huaiqian has a special note on this in his travel biography, claiming that Lang Zhong's hand was the most extreme contact during the period when he was diagnosing a woman.
Fishermen living on the water took old photos, and at that time, the late Qing Dynasty was in the last era of extreme weakness and poverty, and many war-torn people lived a backward and barren and miserable life. The people in the countryside could only rely on farming and arable land to make a living, while the fishermen living on the water's edge relied on fishing in the lower river to support their families, and the entire late Qing Dynasty was in a backward and barren social state.
Old photos of the bride sitting in a flower palanquin across the canoe bridge, the bride in the old photo sitting on a festive palanquin, a gong and drumming greeting team for her to send her around. The flags of the honor guard were unfurled, and everyone's faces were filled with lively and joyful joy, all of which were blessings and prayers to the newcomers. Marriage in person has been one of the most important events in life since ancient times, and all women who marry in a flower palanquin must cover their faces with a red hijab to marry until they enter the husband's house and are unveiled by the husband.