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Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

author:Jing Keshi said

Although the late Qing Dynasty has long since left us, the historical moments of the past have also left many fragments of memory to preserve the historical chapters of the past. This group of photos of the late Qing Dynasty was taken in that turbulent era at that time, showing us the scene of the life of the people in the late Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years ago.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

Yuan Shikai wore a majestic old photograph of silver armor, it is reported that the face of this set of armor that Yuan Shikai was wearing at this time was made of silver jewelry, and its workmanship was exquisite and gorgeous, and once it was displayed, it was even more majestic. There are many old photos of Yuan Shikai left in the world during his lifetime, when Yuan Shikai was in the position of inspector and governor, so it can be said that the spring breeze in the DPRK is proud and majestic.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

The old photo of the small-footed woman wrapped in cloth and the child, the two young women in the old photo are wrapped in three inches of golden lotus, and the pointed appearance of the sole of the shoe makes people unbearable, and they do not see the wind of the small feet said by the ancient talents and literati. The wind of foot binding prevailed in the late Qing Dynasty, although Empress Dowager Cixi at that time repeatedly ordered the prohibition of foot binding, but there were still a few people in the people who ordered women to wrap their feet and wrap cloth, which was actually poisoning the miserable life of women who were wrapped in feet.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

In the late Qing Dynasty, the newlyweds and the husband's parents took a group photo of the newlyweds in Chenzhoufu, Henan Province in 1906, and the dress of the bride and groom in the old photos showed the precious scene of marriage and marriage in the Central Plains more than a hundred years ago. The bride wearing a phoenix crown bowed her head and did not speak, and the tension and shyness on her face showed the joy and simplicity of her marriage.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

Street vendors selling snacks, simple and delicious food stalls can be found everywhere in the streets of ancient times. Stallholders pick up food cages and stalls with flat shoulders, and walk the streets and alleys along the road to sell snacks and delicacies on their shoulders. If the walker is hungry, he can stop waving, eat a bowl of snacks, and talk about life in his spare time.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

Women in the Guangdong area at the end of the late Qing Dynasty were admiring old photographs of their portraits, and most of the women in the old photos were heavenly feet, which could be seen to be Hakka women at that time, without suffering from the bad habit of wrapping their feet and wrapping cloths. Hakka women are industrious and capable at home, and when they go out, they can also help their husbands to work in agriculture and earn money, which is regarded as the image of a working woman in the classic tradition of ancient times.

Late Qing Dynasty old photos: Yuan Shikai wearing silver-faced armor is majestic, and Lord Daotai is photographed with his wife and concubine

A group photo of Lord Daotai with his wife and concubine, although the laws of the late Qing Dynasty stipulated that the chancellor could only marry his wife and concubines. However, some high-ranking ministers still hid in the backyard of the golden house, and no matter how reluctant their original wives were, they were to be welcomed by a succession of concubines. In fact, Lord Daotai belonged to the rank of Sipin officials in the Qing court, and if he had not been trusted by the imperial court, he would not have taken concubines so blatantly many times.

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