Today's "June 1st" Children's Day, I believe that many children have received gifts and are immersed in happiness. We look back at history, what kind of life did children live in the late Qing Dynasty? Let's take a look at it through a set of old photos. I have to say that after more than 100 years, the living conditions of children are very different.
The four girls looked at the camera curiously.
The Qing Dynasty did not have Children's Day, nor did it have much of a concept of protecting children's rights. At that time, some children lived a well-fed life, some had to go out to earn a living at a young age, and some lost their homes and followed adults around begging... All kinds of circumstances make us feel a lot of emotions today.
Children who walk the streets and sell their art.
This child looks to be about 10 years old, and it is really sad to perform kung fu bare in the winter. At that time, selling art and singing were very low-level industries, and they were often looked down upon, but if it was not forced by life, who would want to do this business? Just for a bite to eat!
Farmer's grinding children.
The number of children in the Qing Dynasty who had access to study was very small. Most children's childhoods are spent like this: when wearing crotchless pants, they can run around and play, but when they have some strength, they can move the bucket, pick up the shovel, push the grinding disc... I'm going to help the family. Living conditions are poor, and every household does not support idle people.
Children in the old city of Shanghai listen to the phonograph.
In the end, it is the children of the big city who have the opportunity to contact the new thing of the phonograph. In the late Qing Dynasty, the phonograph was a luxury, rare to see, and even more rare to experience. What I see from this picture is that the curiosity of children has always been strong, both then and now.
A child smiling at the camera.
This kid is cute, I don't know what kind of person he became when he grew up? What kind of life experience did you have?
Shenyang, a child sitting in a flat shoulder.
Parents are busy with life, and the children are not watched, so they have to bring them with them when they work. I'm sure a lot of people have had this experience when they were kids. The father in the photo is not easy, one end is life, the other is the future, to pick one shoulder, which can not be put down.
Chongqing father and son reading scene.
The family was obviously a bookish family, either rich or expensive, and the lives of their children were very good, more than 90% of their peers at that time.
Children in Beijing's hutongs play games.
Children used to have few toys, and even if they did, they rarely stayed at home to play with toys, preferring a group of friends to get together to play. The hutongs and alleys in the city, the rivers and woods in the countryside are all places where children often play.
Big kids with small kids.
In the past, they were all multi-child families, and their parents were busy making a living, so it became a common phenomenon for older brothers and sisters to take care of younger siblings.
A wandering child who follows his mother.
This family may have suffered natural and man-made disasters, became refugees, and had to wander to the big city and make a living by begging. The cotton clothes they wore were torn and dirty, and it was sad to watch.