As the saying goes, "once a son of heaven, a courtier". A good monarch determines the decline of a dynasty, in the history of the mainland, there have been more than 400 emperors, 9 great unified dynasties, and the Qing Dynasty is the ruler of the last feudal dynasty in the modern history of the mainland for more than 2,000 years, compared with the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming and other dynasties, the Qing Dynasty should be regarded as the second dynasty ruled by ethnic minorities, right?
In 1936, Qing Taizu changed Houjin to "Great Qing", and in 1644, the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed, and the Qing army entered the customs, known as the last great unified dynasty in the history of the mainland. The ruler of the Qing Dynasty is a descendant of the Jurchen tribe, surnamed Aixin Jueluo, belonging to the Manchus, after the Qing army entered the customs, all Han people were required to shave their hair in accordance with the Manchu tradition, the first time was, it was resisted by the majority of the Han people, so the Qing court had to give up, the second time, when the Qing soldiers went south, Dolgon again ordered the issuance of a shaving order, and mandatory, those who do not obey, basically have only one end, that is, death.
This photo was left a hundred years ago, a French photographer named Albert Kahn, it can be seen from the photo that the official's style and demeanor fully reflect the Qing army after entering the customs, want to "Manchu and Han family" strategy, his hairstyle is a typical Qing Dynasty "yin and yang head", the expression is very serious, the round eyes on the bridge of the nose, set off the prestige of the ancient officials. In addition, his hat and clothing are typical of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and in the early Qing Dynasty, in order to consolidate centralized power, most of the rulers only used Manchu people as officials, until the Kangxi period, the overall situation has been decided, and Han officials were reused.
This is a picture of a wealthy lady from the late Qing Dynasty, pictured in a very bright dress, with a night and skirt embroidered with delicate patterns, and a small fan and handkerchief in her hand, which is inferred that the time when this photo was taken should be summer. However, judging from the expression of this lady, she did not seem to be very happy, and although her face was painted with heavy makeup, she could not resist the sorrow in her eyes.
We all know that under the influence of ancient feudal thoughts, the status of women is very underground, even if they marry into a rich family, in addition to a rich material life, in fact, these women are not necessarily happy, since ancient times, deep mansions, harem walls, are all places of right and wrong, sometimes in order to live, these women also need to work scheming, living all day is very tired.
This battle is two Manchu women, judging from their hair ornaments and clothes, they are completely different from the dress of Han women, but these two should also be the wives of large families, because in the late Qing Dynasty, since the first Opium War started, the people have been living in dire straits, and most people's food and clothing have become a problem, let alone being able to wear such luxurious cotton clothes. Interestingly, these two women seem to have seen the camera for the first time, and their expressions are three points curious, three points nervous, and the rest is confused.
In 1900, the Eight-Nation Coalition composed of Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries, in the name of suppressing the anti-imperialist patriotic uprising Boxer, launched a war of aggression against China, British Vice Admiral Seymour led more than 2,000 people from the Tianjin Concession all the way to Beijing, on June 17, the Eight-Nation Coalition captured Dagu, in July, the strength of the coalition increased to 17,000, more than 40 artillery fire, on August 4, began to attack Beijing, but in just ten days, Beijing fell.
At that time, the Qing army was like a plate of loose sand, this photo is the real image of the Qing army taken by Kahn in Beijing, you can see that the three Qing soldiers in official uniforms in the middle look not very old, weak and short, with a wanton smile on their faces, and there is no danger of losing the country, and the one in white official uniform on the side looks like their leader, his expression is serious, his skin is dark, and he also holds a stick or something like that, which is completely different from what is shown on TV, not only is there no momentum, Not even a decent weapon, so it's no wonder that when the Western powers invaded, they were powerless.
This one is a photo of an archer in the late Qing Dynasty, compared with the one above, this archer is more imposing, he is dressed in armor, carrying a quiver behind him, holding a bow in his hand, and putting one hand on the belly to be belted, but from his beard, this archer is probably over the age of six, and his beard is already half white, I don't know if it is because of the clothes, this archer's figure looks so short