The past is not like smoke, and it can be restored to a certain extent. As precious historical fragments, old photographs can piece together a social and humanistic picture. This article publishes 10 photos of the late Qing Dynasty and the elderly, presenting people and events more than 100 years ago.
Boxer Grain Terrace.
The grain station was originally the logistics support agency of the Qing army, responsible for the procurement and supply of grain and vegetables, and irregular troops such as the Boxers also learned from it. In the spring of 1900, hundreds of thousands of regimental civilians gathered in the area around Zhili and Beijing and Tianjin in a short period of time, and its military food was indeed a big problem, and if there was no special army in charge, it would be difficult to meet the needs of the army for food. The flag held by the figure in the photo bears the word "Qin Ming" written on it, which is a grain requisition from the people in the name of Empress Dowager Cixi.
1899, Majiapu Railway Station.
Majiapu Railway Station is located 2 kilometers outside the Yongding Gate of Beijing, connecting the Luhan Railway and the Beijing-Feng railway, and was completed and put into use in 1897. Originally, the station was planned to be located in the city, but the imperial court did not approve it, fearing that the laying of the railway would hinder feng shui and "dragon vein". On June 12, 1900, the train station was burned to the ground by the Boxers. It was rebuilt after the war subsided and renamed Yongdingmen Railway Station.
Prince Yi of Qing held his little grandson.
Yi Xi was active in the political arena of the late Qing Dynasty for 60 years, old and vicious, mediocre and incompetent, only to accumulate wealth as a thing, and accumulated huge family assets in his lifetime. His descendants were especially unsuccessful, and after his death, his descendants ate, drank, gambled and smoked everything, and soon squandered their wealth.
Anhui Xiaogushan.
Xiaogushan is located in the middle of the Yangtze River in Susong County, Anhui Province, around 1 mile, 78 meters above sea level, with a unique shape, known for its strange, dangerous, unique and lonely, known as "Penglai on the River". This place is isolated from the rest of the world and is very suitable for immersion in practice. The building on the mountainside is Qixiu Temple, built on the mountain, facing the river, and the pavilion is extremely spectacular.
Qiu Jin, a female heroine of Jian Hu, wears men's clothes for a photo.
Qiu Jin was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and was an awe-inspiring revolutionary. She devoted herself to the struggle against the Qing Dynasty, seeking to overthrow thousands of years of feudal rule; advocating women's studies and promoting the development of the women's liberation movement. Usually like to wear men's clothing, actively advocate the patriotic spirit of shangwu, and have a bold personality. In July 1907, he was arrested for organizing an armed uprising. In prison, she refused to confess, and after writing "autumn wind and autumn rain are sad and sad", she calmly became righteous, only 32 years old.
The street of Xiguan in Guangzhou.
The street is lined with shops, bustling with commerce, and densely packed with signs hanging on the façade. In fact, the most attractive thing about this photo is the signboard, which is written in different styles, all of which are particularly beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
Royal Garden View Mountain.
Jingshan, also known as "Coal Mountain", is the commanding heights of Beijing. It consists of five peaks, each of which has a pavilion with a beautiful shape, and the center is called Wanchun Pavilion. The trees inside the imperial garden are lush and the scenery is beautiful, but outside it is a depression, and the road is thick with dust, and when the wind blows, it must be dusty, and it is muddy and difficult to walk when it rains.
A harmonious couple.
To take pictures, they put on clothes that were "pressed to the bottom of the box". Both the husband's robe and the wife's horse-faced skirt have obvious creases, which may be worn during the New Year's Festival. At that time, it was really not easy to take pictures, and it was worth treating with grand solemnity.
A teenager with a basket on his back.
The photographer didn't say what they were doing, apparently running for a living.
Girlfriend group photo.
The six women were of similar age, dressed in a similar way, and each beautiful flower, and was the object of the young man's pursuit. In the old society, women wrapped their little feet, lived a life of "the door does not go out of the second door and do not go", with little contact with the outside world, and close contacts are several sisters who grew up together, calling each other close friends, that is, boudoir (now mostly written as "girlfriends").