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After all, at that time, the mainland had just experienced World War II, and was bullied by the Japanese, the entire Chinese land was occupied, and the people were brutalized, which made the country's already not rich economy even worse, and greatly hindered its development.
At that time, China was indeed devastated by the war, and most of everyone's impressions of people's livelihood were linked to words such as ignorance and people's lack of livelihood.
In fact, China was not as backward as everyone imagined, and there were people who had to survive and live under the war. Today, let's take a look at China in 1945 with a set of color photos.
Shanghai has been very developed since the Republic of China, and is known as the Paris of the East, an important commercial and cultural center, and 1945 was a turning point in Shanghai's development.
In that year, Shanghai became the birthplace of China's democratic politics, with an excellent financial and business environment, and rapid industrial development, especially in the textile and machinery industries, which allowed later workers to enter the political arena.
In the picture, you can see the bustling streets of Shanghai, with cars, rickshaws, and bicycles shuttling together in the bustling market.
At that time, Nanjing Road was one of the most prosperous commercial streets in Shanghai, and people walked in the downtown area, and there were many shops and cafes on both sides of the street, which was very foreign at that time.
Chongqing in 1945 was the provisional capital of the time, and at a time when the joy of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression spread throughout the country, Chongqing became the center of the country, where important meetings and celebrations were held by party members that had a profound impact on Chinese history.
In front of me, the streets of Chongqing were filled with a joyful atmosphere of celebrating the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and people came to the streets to celebrate. Buildings lining the streets were also covered with colorful flags and banners that celebrated victory and paid tribute to the heroes of the war.
People will also put up various posters on the streets and streets, showing scenes of victory and heroic deeds of the Anti-Japanese War, so as to inspire people to continue to work hard for the development of the country.
Although Chengdu experienced the baptism of war in those years, the city still showed vigor and vitality, and people's lives gradually returned to normal with the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
At the same time, Chengdu has also become an important economic, cultural and transportation center in southwest China, and despite the long-term war, Chengdu, as an important city in western Sichuan, still maintains a high level of urban development.
The photographs in front of me show the streets of Chengdu, where the people are neatly dressed and elegantly dressed, and their clothing looks of a very good quality without any patches or signs of damage. Men wear a suit or gown with a tie or scarf.
The women wore cheongsam, long skirts or suits, and their neat and tidy shapes all reflected the civilized quality and fashion taste of the society at that time.
At that time, although China was plagued by foreigners, their arrival prompted the mainland to open up the country, introducing many new business ideas and progressive ideas, at that time, foreigners in order to open up the Chinese market, they opened a lot of commercial banks and companies, this behavior also solved the problem of shortage of goods in China to a certain extent.
In front of me is the scene of the bustling department store on the street, only to see the mall entrance crowded with people, some people carrying shopping bags or baskets, obviously to shop, the mall entrance posted advertising, showing that the merchants have put some effort into the promotion.
The mall's architecture is more European, with detailed carvings on the façade and obvious care for the décor. There are many new modes of transportation parked in front of the mall, showing the hustle and bustle of Chinese cities.
At that time, China's commerce was in a relatively prosperous state, and the pursuit of quality of life was constantly improving, and shops began to operate high-end fur coats, which also reflected a social phenomenon at that time, people began to pursue high-quality clothing after the victory of the war and were willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.
In front of you is a fur coat shop with elaborate décor and beautiful wallpaper and decorative paintings on the walls. The shelves are piled with high-quality fur coats, some of which are display samples placed on the models for display.
Some of the customers in the store are choosing clothes, others are talking to the staff to choose the style and size that suits them, and these customers are dressed in fashionable clothes and are very sophisticated.
In addition to the ruined land, there were also some new economic forms, such as foreigners setting up factories on the mainland, which brought new technologies and new gadgets to a certain extent, and improved the quality of life of some people.
The people in front of them are queuing up at the entrance of the Chongqing Milk Factory to fetch milk, which at that time was a very precious and nutritious food that only a few people could enjoy. In front of the milk factory, people lined up to buy milk, and the English in the sign indicated that it was supposed to be a foreigner-owned shop.
At that time, it was difficult to find fresh milk in China, and the price was very high, which is why there were not many people queuing up to buy at the entrance of this milk factory, which must have been the prototype of "imported food".
In Shanghai at that time, although the shadow of the war had not yet ended, it could already be seen that a new era was quietly coming. During this period, the fate of the city of Shanghai was destined to be closely related to the tide of history, and this old photograph has become a microcosm of this history.
The rickshaw in the photo was one of the most common modes of transportation in Shanghai at the time, and the chartered drivers were usually honest people who drove their own cars to take people from the city to where they needed to go.
The driver of this rickshaw pedaled hard in front of him, looking very honest and hardworking, and the two young men sitting in the car, wearing big hats, were both wearing well-tailored suits, which were very fashionable.
Tram is a kind of electric vehicle that runs on the track, it is powered by wires, can transport a large number of passengers more conveniently, tram has been developed and improved for a long time, and has become one of the main forces of urban transportation in Shanghai.
The passengers on the platform were all in a hurry. The passengers on the bus are also in different shapes and different lives, some are office workers, wearing suits and leather shoes, and they look refreshed.
Some are students, carrying school bags and full of anticipation, while others are elderly, hobbling and smiling while talking, they don't communicate much with each other, they each sit in their own places, focusing on their own things.
In this old photo, it not only records the situation of urban traffic in Shanghai at that time, but also shows people's travel habits and part of urban life.
As a historical witness, it has witnessed the development and changes of Shanghai during that period, as well as people's desire and pursuit of modern transportation.
After the arduous war, although the people's lives have been greatly affected, the Chinese have always been more positive and optimistic, in the face of the ruined city, everyone is not discouraged at all, but seeks ways to rebuild, compared with the low material life, everyone will be more happy to drive out the invaders.
The picture shows the scene in the downtown of Kunming, where many people are shopping, there are many vendors selling things on both sides of the road, children playing on the street, and the whole street presents a peaceful and lively atmosphere, presumably this is the ideal living state of the Chinese people.
With the subtle influence of Western thought, China's economic situation has also quietly changed, and everyone has begun to face up to the income of the small-scale peasant economy, and many people have begun to go on their own "entrepreneurship" path.
People with rich families may have started big factories to make money and provide jobs for everyone, and ordinary people have also started some small business.
The old shop in front of you is very distinctive, only to see the plaque with the words "eggs, wine" and so on, and the store mainly displays a lot of waxwork, a bamboo pole hangs dense sausages, and the table is placed with attractive bacon, which looks very delicious, and the old and young people who keep the store also look very loving.
Compared with the comfortable and convenient life of the "prosperous and charming eyes" in the city, after the war was restored, the rural life is also very comfortable, and the income is not as high as in the city, but the people living here seem to be very comfortable, they grow crops on weekdays, and they can sell them while eating them, and the relationship between the villagers is also very close.
The peasant woman in front of her is holding the grain after the harvest and smiling happily, this peasant woman is dressed very simply and cleanly, for them must be the beginning of the year is the harvest season, in addition to the wheat in their hands, there is also a field of wheat on the ground, showing the joy of harvest at the harvest time.
In rural life, children are also very innocent and happy, they can run on the wide fields, make a group of friends they have known since childhood, and can shuttle between the fields to familiarly shout the name of each crop, which is what childhood should look like.
The children in front of me are happily lying in the peanut pile in the field of rolling and playing, it was the harvest season, and every family began to work busy, from the number of peanuts in this place, we can also see that it must be a happy harvest year.
Although China experienced a brutal war in those years, our people have always been optimistic and strong, indomitable in the face of the war of aggression, resolutely defending the country and charging forward without complaint, and actively rebuilding after the war, not forgetting to integrate the new gadgets brought by foreigners into their own lives and promote development, which is the image of the Chinese who are neither humble nor arrogant.