As modern people, we know more about ancient history in words, but what about the real ancient people?
Ati and Wikimedia Commons, a foreign history collection site, include a series of Qing Dynasty photos that allow us to look back at the lives of people in the late 19th century.
Note: Below the figure is the image annotation
The commercial street in Guangzhou in 1880, like most commercial streets in Guangzhou today, is in the style of arcades, and the streets are full of boys who are sticking out of their heads and not knowing what new things they are looking at.
In 1871, it was located at the Jinshan Temple in Minjiang, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Built in the Song Dynasty, Jinshan Temple is the only water temple in Fuzhou. The temple is about 7 meters high and made of granite, but due to the terrain restrictions, there are no majestic pavilions and huge Buddha statues in the temple, and you need to take a boat to visit the temple.
In 1869, in front of a room in Beijing, a doctor came out to check the patient's foot.
In 1902, children frolicking in a church school in Beijing.
In 1908, farmers in Sichuan walked 180 kilometers carrying tea bricks weighing about 136 kilograms in order to run goods.
In 1905, children practicing dance on campus.
In 1908, people in Qingdao gathered to watch Peking Opera.
In 1901, two wealthy Beijing merchants ate and drank in a restaurant, hugging each other left and right, and a woman singing for them.
In 1909, a man in Shaanxi Rode a small pony in front of the city gate.
In Beijing, 1869, a richly dressed Qianjin (right) and his maid (left) pose by an incense burner.
In 1900, in Qingdao, a woman from a large family rode a white horse, and a little boy dressed in a relatively simple dress in front of him led the horse forward.
In 1874, a servant working in a large household showed that she had wrapped her feet and had become a three-inch golden lotus.
In 1869, two musicians in Guangdong took a group photo holding their instruments.
A group photo of a group of noble ladies in Beijing from 1910 to 1925.
In 1906, three abbots in a monastery in Zhejiang.
source:
[1] Ati - 44 Stunning Photos Of China Before Its Communist Transformation
[2] Wikimedia Commons
[3] Baidu Encyclopedia - Jinshan Temple, Fuzhou, Fujian Province