The old society was a historical period full of suffering and hardship. Through those yellowed old photos, we can get a glimpse of the true portrayal of the people at the bottom at that time. They are ragged and haggard, living on the brink of poverty and hunger. The heavy burden of labor bent their backbones, and social injustice and oppression made them breathless. However, even in the midst of such a difficult situation, they persevered and struggled to survive. These old photographs are not only a testimony to that era, but also a tribute to the tenacity and vitality of human nature.
The epitome of the old society family: life and death are determined by heaven, tomorrow's sunshine becomes a luxury, and when will life be bitter
Begging children starved to death on the streets, their fate was cruel, and their lives were so fragile
Relive the 70s: Rural production teams come together
Street tragedy! The life of a beggar is gone
Beginning in the spring of 1942, there was a great famine in Henan that lasted for more than a year!
The cold wind is cold, the three sisters depend on each other, and the trembling figure is heart-wrenching!
Storytellers knock on doors to spread ancient rhymes, and every household listens to the echoes of history
Feelings of the past in yellowed old photos: the streets of Shanghai at the end of the Qing Dynasty
Small foot cleaner in the 1900s
The people live in a humble place, there is no luxury and no comfort, the corners are sheltered from the wind and rain, and the hardships of life are thought-provoking!
According to my father, 95 percent of the peasants who sold wheat on the streets before liberation did not have their own land, and even more so they did not even have a place to live
The craftsmen of the "old era" specialize in nailing broken bowls. Nail bowls and mending pots, the craftsmanship is different
In the 90s, China through the lens of foreign photographers
In the eighties, he lived in Beijing
This photo was taken at the entrance of the temple with vendors setting up stalls
A butcher who sells pork, this is different from what the people in the TV series wear, the people in the TV series are so well dressed, we don't know who to believe anymore
The officers and soldiers of the late Qing Dynasty did not seem to have the temperament of being soldiers, how could they not lose if they were like this?
Old photos that record history: the city of Nanjing at the end of the Qing Dynasty
The Japanese army took pictures of Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Zhangde and other places in Henan
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the people at the bottom of the society were under pressure to make a living