A set of black and white photographs of the Qing Dynasty, pieced together, is a small history. Film and television works cannot be remade, but a yellowed picture is enough to make people think infinitely! If you're tired of time-travel, check out those historical snippets!
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the prosperity of "beggarly love" was no less than the locust plague. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the population was nearly 400 million, and so many people, coupled with natural and man-made disasters, can simply be described as "called Huazi". Taxes, land cuts, the lower classes lived in hardship, were forced to leave their homes and live a life of begging. In the capital, there is a "beggar", known as the "gang leader". The beggar in the photo was pushed to the wall by the photographer, his clothes were ragged, his face was immature, and he looked like he had just debuted.
The costumes of the Qing Dynasty are probably the most ugly and complicated. Since "shaving and changing clothes" has become a unique dynastic feature in the early Qing Dynasty, it has become distinctive in its long history. Manchu men comb their hair, braids and wear wide robes, and officials tie their trousers, and civilians are just like the men above. In the capital, men and women, young and old, must wear a cloak, a cloak, a cloak, a cloak, a cloak.
A courtier with a solemn face. He wore a leather coat and a string of beads around his neck, presumably taken in winter. The "warm hat" he wore was also in the top hat. It is a round and made of silk on the outside. But he did not wear a "red silk" on his head, so it was not clear what level of official he was. According to the classification of grades, one eye, two eyes, three eyes, the most honorable is three eyes, wearing flower ling!
The little eunuch outside the palace wall looked ugly, like an alien. This scene completely subverts our perception of eunuchs, this is not a eunuch in the movie, but a Qing palace drama. In fact, behind the pure body, the body of those eunuchs will change, become sharp, without a beard, and it is very common for such a gentle jade-like person to stand in the wind. Just like Li Lianying, the great eunuch, if it is not a last resort, he will never enter the palace, not to mention, the real Li Lianying is not good-looking, and his face is full of pimples.
A picture of a rich family dinner in the Qing Dynasty was widely circulated on the Internet. That's more than those who eat live all day, even in modern times, it's a culture. In front of the camera, the wife holds the rice bowl and smiles, and the man chatters while eating. It should be to save some face for his wife, and there is also a small video on the Internet, and interested netizens can take a look.
In feudal society, the law was strict, and the torture equipment was strange. The punishments of the Qing Dynasty can be said to be more than enough, especially shackles, which are innumerable. There are handcuffs, leg irons, wooden shackles, chains, cages, etc. Moreover, criminals are often taken into the streets and subjected to physical and psychological torture!
The monks ate fasting and prayed for the Buddha, with a kind face. Although it is a troubled time, there are many people in the temple. There is a good saying that the Buddha is in his heart, he can penetrate his body. The Ring of Chaos can be opened, but lust cannot be opened.
After the advent of photography technology, many foreigners traveled across the sea to China to take some fresh photos to satisfy the curiosity of foreigners. It was a thatched hut with a group of women with small feet, each holding a urinal pot in his hand.
In troubled times, Taoists go down the mountain to fight for righteousness, which is much better than those monks hiding in the monastery. This man sat there with a string of "prayer beads" on his hand, I wonder if it was made by Vajra Bodhi?
In 1913, Empress Longyu died in the Changchun Palace, and although it was in the early Republic of China, her funeral was very grand. Yuan Shikai led hundreds of civil and military officials to attend the funeral, and the government of the Republic of China also lowered the national flag. This is a kind of paper horse paper man similar to the funeral use, and the height is about the same as that of a living person.
The Imperial Forest Army guarding the tomb held a long sword in his right hand and a green dragon halberd in his left hand. Successive emperors have attached great importance to the imperial tomb. Born to enjoy, die without fighting. The mausoleum is full of gold and silver treasures, numbering in the tens of thousands, and must be closely guarded to prevent tomb robbers from breaking in. These royal forest troops are all carefully selected, their martial arts are also excellent, and they are also loyal to the emperor, so their treatment is also excellent. But after the fall of the Great Qing, their guardians could not make ends meet. When Sun Dianying was in Xiling, he disappeared without a trace!