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Editor|Akiko long-winded
How did people live more than 100 years ago? A group of old photos from the late Qing Dynasty will give you an intuitive feeling of the social landscape at that time.
After the success of the Xinhai Revolution, people finally cut off the braid behind them, and this photo shows a policeman in a police uniform cutting a man's braids, which also represents a new beginning.
This photo shows a woman doing needlework, "a loving mother's hand thread, wandering son's shirt", the sewing in her hand is estimated to be the clothes of a child traveling far away, thinking of the child outside, her face revealed a strong worry.
The old man with a long white beard in this photo is Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty, although he is already a complete old man at this time, but his face is not old, and his crane hair and childish face are just like that, he stands on the train and looks ahead, smiling, looking very satisfied.
Li Hongzhang, who is also a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, does not look as high-spirited as Zhang Zhidong, and he is also on the train, and Li Hongzhang, who is surrounded by ministers, looks old and haggard, much worse than Zhang Zhidong's complexion.
This photograph is also very interesting, with a new man in a suit and a man in a traditional costume sitting together, which is a very vivid representation of the characteristics of the society at that time, when the country had entered a critical moment of the transition between the old and the new.
In the past, for the most vicious criminals, the government would punish the prisoners by beheading, and the place of execution was usually the vegetable market, which was convenient for the people to watch.
The two people in this photo can obviously be seen to be a couple, through the house furnishings and the clothes on their bodies, it can be seen that their family background is still good, although they are not rich and expensive, but they are also a well-off family, at least they don't have to worry about food and clothing, which can already make many people envious at that time.
In the past, the industry was a very common industry, and his task was to repair pots and pans for people.
This photo shows a group of foreign ladies drinking afternoon tea, except for the woman in the front left wearing a large Western-style skirt, the others are all dressed in traditional Manchu costumes, these clothes are worn on foreigners is another feeling, they look very relaxed, no sense of formality.
In this photo, there are two women holding oil-paper umbrellas, the taller woman holds the umbrella open on her shoulders, while the shorter woman holds the umbrella in her hand, she looks more uneasy, and the other hand is still dragging the clothes of the woman next to her, the two are probably a pair of sisters.
The two people in the picture are having a wedding, but the rare point is that the woman is Han and the man is a foreigner, he is still wearing the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, and he should have a position in the imperial court.
The photo shows a woman washing clothes, she doesn't look like a rich family, but she uses the most advanced wrung dryer at that time, and there is a can of laundry detergent next to her, which makes people feel very surprised, presumably she should be a descendant of a large family, and her main family must be in the upper echelons of society at that time.
This photo is a family in the late Qing Dynasty, the family's family background is estimated to be okay, although there are many children in the family, but everyone is wearing decent clothes, in fact, this photo is Liang Qichao's family photo, do you know which one is him?
Ear picking is a way for many people to relax, in fact, the Qing Dynasty also had ear picking, but their equipment and tools are much more backward than what we use now, the scene in this photo is the scene of people picking ears, looking at the man's expression, you know that the skills of the ear picking guys are still good.
This clear color photo is the last queen Wanrong, Wanrong is still very young at this time, although judging from this photo, Wanrong seems to be a little bland, but her appearance is also among the best in the harem.
In the past, needlework was an essential skill for women, and the women in the photograph were sitting together, embroidering handkerchiefs, which were not worth a few dollars, but at least subsidized the family.
The photo shows a mother and daughter, both of whom are victims of the "three-inch golden lotus", and there is a little boy standing next to him, perhaps because of his poor family background, the little boy is naked and does not even have a pair of pants.
A Qing Dynasty official and his wife, although the man is an official in the imperial court, but his family environment does not seem to be so good, but what everyone doesn't know is that compared to those poor people, this house is already very good.
The man in this photo is a prince and nobleman at first glance, next to his wife, wearing a gorgeous dress and expensive jewelry, this man's identity is indeed very noble, he is the fifth grandson of Emperor Qianlong, his original wife is Yehenara, the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but the photo is not the original wife, but his stepwife Guerjia.
The photo shows a loving couple, both of whom are dressed in exquisite costumes, and it can be seen from the smile on the woman's face that their relationship is very good, and the man also looks gentle and elegant, presumably a very cultured person.
In the photo is a Qing Dynasty official wearing glasses, and his subordinates next to him are very respectfully lighting a cigarette for him.
In the lively bazaar of the late Qing Dynasty, although the little boy in the photo is not tall, but he has long braids, but it is very likely to be a wig, and there is a very beautiful woman in this photo, she is wearing pink clothes, and her appearance is very delicate, which is very prominent in the whole photo.
The scene in this photo is a merchant who collects antiques in the late Qing Dynasty, and there are a lot of exquisite antiques on the stall in front of him, and the antique dealer is holding a fine porcelain vase to appreciate, and the people next to him are looking very seriously, hoping that the antique dealer can give a good price.
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