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Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

"All the nations, Zhou Qi, Qin, Han, and Chu, winning, have all become soil; losing, they have all become soil"! History is worth playing, in the sea of history ups and downs, ancient personnel, today's people discuss. Honor and disgrace rise and fall, and the loess is swept away. The camera of modern French Heydar gives a new display of history, and only then can we accurately understand the past events of the last years of the Qing Dynasty. "That's how history is"!

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

In the Qing Palace drama, we see that the Women of the Qing Dynasty are graceful and colorful, walking like flying. But at that time, in addition to the Manchu women who were heavenly feet, the Han women were wrapped in small feet, and how could a pair of three-inch golden lotuses run?

Foot binding arose in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and in the early Southern Song Dynasty, it flowed from the court to the people. It reached its peak through the Yuan and Ming dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing rulers once forbade foot binding, but with little effect, they had to give up.

The little foot is regarded as one of the most intimate parts of a woman, and it cannot be easily shown except for the husband. The three-inch golden lotus displayed by the woman in the photo satisfies the mentality of Western curiosity hunters.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

Two prisoners were wearing shackles in public, one bowing his head and shrugging his head, the other with a sinister face. The shackles are very cruel, light more than a dozen pounds, heavy hundreds of pounds. The size of the crime is proportional to the severity of the shackles, and the prisoners are physically tortured and psychologically devastated.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

Zhong Nanyunfeng Daoist, looking at the qi color, good divination, looked at a fairy wind Dao bone look. In the chaotic world, monks always closed their doors to thank guests; Taoist priests go down the mountain to uphold justice. The world is difficult, and the more people ask God for advice, in the end they just waste silver and ask for psychological comfort.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

The two men carry a pig and prepare to sell it at the market, and the pig breeding can be traced back to the Stone Age, but not many people really make a fortune by raising pigs. After all, at that time, the agriculture was the foundation, and the minimum problem of eating could not be solved, and there was still surplus grain to feed the pigs. Raising a pig with a hundred and ten catties, it must be a year or two, and it is still very happy when it is sold!

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

Postmen walking along the river, carrying goods and dust. At that time, mail was delivered on foot, and only the government delivered it by horse or camel. The mountains are high and the waters are far away, the sun is scorching, and you walk dozens of miles a day. For many years, running around, the hardships during the period are not enough for outsiders to be humane!

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

The porter on the Tea Horse Trail, dressed in straw shoes, carries a load full of goods. They have a T-shaped staff on their backs, which they rest on the ground so that they can rest for a while without unloading.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

The man and his concubine, facing the camera, the two men look restrained and unnatural at all. The man was sitting precariously, holding a handkerchief in one hand. His concubine had a sad face, was not very old, and did not look happy. There are hookahs and illustrations on the table, which is considered to be a well-off family.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

The two male brothers sitting on the wheelbarrow, there is also a carport on it, without wind and rain, the wind and the sun. The coachman pulled forward and pushed back, very hard. At that time, unicycles were the most common means of travel, which could pull goods and carry people.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

The two couples stood there without a sense of festivity. In feudal society, it is all the words of the matchmaker, and they can't meet each other several times before they become relatives, and even after they enter the cave house, they don't see their true faces. Looking at the photo, the bride's forehead is really big and shiny.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

Foreigners who eat Chinese food with knives and forks, wearing felt hats, large braids, and Hanfu, have entered the countryside. After the Opium War, many missionaries came to China, and they used locals as servants and dressed in Chinese style. Although I crossed the ocean and sometimes climbed mountains and waded through the water, every meal was very sumptuous. He was seen eating ten dishes alone, and two servants pouring tea and water.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

In the Western medicine shop, the cabinets are full of bottles and cans. Someone was looking for a doctor, and another was waiting with his cheeks dragged because of a toothache. Western medicine is an imported product, and ordinary people are afraid. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that it improved.

Old photos at the end of the Qing Dynasty: concubines frown, postmen are full of dust, and foreigners eat ten dishes with knives and forks

When the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China, the captured Boxer fighters were executed in the streets. Crowds of spectators were on both sides of the road, and several Coalition soldiers were watching. The vigorous Boxer Rebellion was jointly suppressed by Chinese and foreign forces, and the numbness of the onlookers, the viciousness of the invaders, and the humility of the Qing court all made future generations feel humiliated!

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