This set of thirty old photographs of the late Qing dynasty, when the late Qing government was in a period of internal and external troubles, people lived in misery, and the people at the bottom lived miserably, without clothing and insensitivity.
Let's take a look at the true portrayal of the society of the late Qing Dynasty and understand the current living conditions of the people.
01 Husband and wife group photo
In this photo, the husband is dressed in decent clothes and holds a folding fan in his right hand, and his living conditions should not be bad. His wife wore delicate makeup, looked white and beautiful, and had special small feet.
In the late Qing Dynasty, paying attention to the inferiority of men and women, it is no wonder that the wife is full of smiles, which is a laugh from the heart.
02 Woman in rags
In this photo, the poor cannot even afford to eat, let alone where to live. This woman in rags, because she had not eaten for several days, did not even have the strength to stand up, and lying down was the most worry-free.
In the Qing Dynasty, when the rich people encountered great disasters, the rich people may not be affected, but the people at the bottom are the most suffering, women and children are the most suffering, and they have the least chance of survival.
03 Prisoners with torture instruments
In this photo, a prisoner with messy hair and hands and feet tied to a torture device must be particularly uncomfortable, but looking at his dismissive eyes, is it bitter pleasure.
This strange torture instrument could only be made by skilled craftsmen at that time.
04 The people at the bottom
In this photo, let us see the real life of the people at the bottom, the clothes and appearance of the Qing Dynasty people are not good-looking, a numb look, in their eyes can not see hope.
In every era, there were rich and poor, living at the bottom of the poor, living in the slums at that time, living in a shed made of wood, and it was good to be able to solve the problem of food and clothing for a day.
05 Father and son of busking
In this old photo, a father and son are busking to support their family, and a boy is juggling and wearing no clothes on his upper body.
The father also stood naked behind the boy, watching the child suffer in the cold winter, but had no choice but to solve the problem of three meals a day.
06 The wife of the county grandfather
In this photo, the two beautifully dressed women are both the wives of the county grandfather, the eldest lady is old, well-informed, and smiles in front of the camera. The second wife felt bullied and did not look happy at all.
Qing dynasty clothes are relatively loose, and the figure is not visible.
07 Beggar's family
In this photo, the family of three can only come out as beggars due to difficult lives, with a yellow and thin face, black hands, and rotten strands of clothes.
Now the beggars we see in the TV series are all wearing patched clothes and pants, and in reality they can't shoot beggars.
08 The thief in chains
In this photo, the man sitting on the street with a shackle around his neck is a thief who was paraded through the street for stealing something, and his left foot was chained with an iron lock to prevent escape.
This is a wooden flail, weighing about 30-40 pounds, and a note is attached to the shackles, which generally says "half-day full day release", which means that it must be locked up for half a month before it can be released.
09 Concubines of rich families
The woman in this photo is a concubine who has just married to a large family, dressed beautifully, with earrings, beautiful hairpins, and a silk scarf in her right hand.
Because the woman is wrapped in small feet, she must hold the table when taking pictures, otherwise she will not be able to stand steadily.
10 birds
In this photo, a man wearing ragged clothes, formerly known as "birds", is holding a torn umbrella and holding his trouser legs, selling some products.
At that time, ordinary people also wore patched clothes and pants, and now that life is better, no one wears patched clothes and pants anymore.
11. Three little girls wrapped in headscarves
In this photo, three sad-looking little girls, wrapped in headscarves, wearing coarse cotton clothes, and holding a sackcloth in their hands, facing the camera, they can't see the happiness of the young girl.
It may be because I have been required to wrap my feet since I was a child, and the shape of my standing feet is a little different, and the perennial foot wrapping makes my feet become the so-called "three-inch golden lotus", except for causing serious deformation of the feet, there is no benefit.
12 women traveling by car
In this photo, the two women can travel in a horse-drawn carriage, and there are horsemen driving horses, which at that time definitely belonged to a rich Dahua family, eating and drinking.
From the clothes of the two women, wearing gorgeous clothes, you can tell at a glance that the two were not born in ordinary families.
13. Fiberman
In this photo, the old man is a porter, his pants are tattered, he has no clothes, and he is too thin to look good, which shows that he is also very hard to work as a porter.
There is a question here, why the porter is not dressed, not because there are no clothes to wear, but because of the needs of the work, the fiberman cannot stop at will during the process of pulling fiber, and there is no time to undress and put on clothes on the way.
14 rich people
There are three people in this photo, on the left is a fat rich lady, wearing gorgeous clothes, a ring on her hand, a necklace around her neck, a rich look, only she is sitting and taking pictures, it can be seen that she has a relatively high status.
The middle one is the rich young master, with the ancestral long-life lock, leaning on the rich lady's side, which should be her son. The young woman on the right can only stand and take pictures, and she should be a concubine in the family.
15 The army outside the capital
In this photo, you can see a group of cavalry patrolling outside Beijing, and on the left of the team is the tall city wall of Beijing, and there is a railway next to the city wall, and one by one it should be a telephone pole.
16. Mrs. Li Hongzhang and daughter
The two in this photo are Li Hongzhang's wife Zhao Xiaolian and daughter Li Jucouple, the name Li Jucoupler is relatively unfamiliar to everyone, but when it comes to Zhang Ailing, everyone should be more familiar, she is Zhang Ailing's grandmother.
Qing Dynasty women's foot wrapping is from 3-4 years old, before foot wrapping, you have to break the foot first, and then wrap it with coarse cloth, isn't it cruel.
17 a small couple
The protagonists in this photo are a small couple, the wife is holding the child in her arms, the two look quite matched, in this era can invite someone to help take photos at home, it is also considered a rich person.
The child is lively and cute, wearing a tiger head hat, tiger and tiger, very cute, today should be his first birthday, worth taking photos to commemorate, the background of the photo can also see the blood to see the lively neighbors.
18 destroyed Zhengyang Gate
This photo shows the destroyed Zhengyang Gate of Beijing, which was destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance after the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Beijing.
The buildings above the doorway were destroyed, and the roofs were gone, which shows how bad the eight-nation coalition army is. The walls were also damaged, and there were still many traces of damage on the ground.
19 Man riding a donkey
In this photo, a man rides a donkey, and in this era, only wealthy families can own a donkey.
Donkeys can not only ride, but also pull goods. If you have a horse in your family, even if it is a large family, it is equivalent to a small car now.
20 A poor mother and son
In this photograph is of a begging mother and son, a man who is dark and thin, blind in both eyes, holding a bamboo pole, carrying his mother all the way down the street begging.
The mother was old and could not walk, but the son did not abandon her, tied him to his back, and led him forward.
21 Man cutting his big braids
The two people in this photo, one is a foreign barber and the other is a young man from the Qing Dynasty, in this era, how much courage it takes to cut off his long hair.
This young man should have been baptized by new ideas, or the two may have been friends, so he dared to cut off his long braid.
22 four officials
This photo is a group photo of four real Qing Dynasty officials, each wearing a white flower on his left chest, it should be that someone has died, and the four have very serious expressions and look very ugly.
During the Qing Dynasty, the diet was not very good, and the four officials were relatively thin.
23 men armed with light machine guns
In this photo, the man is holding a "Madsen" light machine gun, this gun Qing Dynasty government has just deployed the army, the man may be training, ready to shoot, it seems that he has a little difficulty holding this gun.
The gun was designed by Julius Rasmussen and Theodor Sur.
24 real government officials
This photo is a group photo of late Qing officials, at this time the Qing government was worried about internal and external troubles, and these officials were thinking about their own future and lost their spirit.
25 women smoking big cigarettes
In this photo, a Manchu noblewoman is lying down smoking a big cigarette, her face is full of enjoyment, and she looks like an old smoker, and this outfit should be a character.
26 wedding photos
In this photo, a young man and woman are taking wedding photos, judging from the way they dress, both are Manchu, facing the camera lens, both close their eyes, looking very embarrassed.
In this era, there is no freedom to marry, and the words of parents and the contract of matchmakers are not people they like, and they dare not disobey their parents' orders, which is really pitiful.
27 Family portrait of the Qing Dynasty
This photo is a family portrait in the late Qing Dynasty, it is rare to see a group photo of three generations living together, the family is dressed appropriately, and if you can take a family portrait in this era, the family must be a large family.
28 rich families and housekeepers
This photo is a photo of a rich rich man and his housemaid, who looks good and is also a beautiful woman in modern times.
Sheriff of the 29 Patrol House
On the left side of this photo is the police chief of the patrol house of the Shanghai Public Concession, wearing a police uniform, facing the camera, arrogant and domineering, which is particularly annoying.
The two people on the right are chained together, two people who do not know what crime they have committed, they are wearing tattered cotton jackets, and they do not know how they will be punished.
30 nights of the prostitute Yang Cuixi
This photo is a photo of Yang Cuixi, a famous prostitute in the late Qing Dynasty, who is still in school in modern times? It hurts to look at it across the screen, and the women of this era are too pathetic, not only to wrap their feet, but also to decide their own fate.
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