This photo, which looks fairy-like and fairyland-like, was taken by a photographer of the Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty. In the photo, Cixi is dressed as Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the protector standing on the right is the eunuch Li Lianying beside her.

This photo, which looks fairy-like and fairyland-like, was taken by the photographer of Empress Dowager Cixi of the late Qing Dynasty. In the photo, Empress Cixi dresses herself up as Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the protector standing on the right is the eunuch Li Lianying beside her. The woman dressed as a dragon girl on the left is from Prince Qing's Sangege. This is considered a cosplay with a long history.

The hunchbacked woman in the photo is Queen Longyu. Although she is the master of the harem and the mother of a country, she does not see the dignity of being a queen at all. Stooped hunchback , expressionless, looking very cowed. Even the appearance is not that of a beautiful woman. It can be seen that not all concubines in ancient times were beautiful.

This is the eldest daughter of Prince Gong in the late Qing Dynasty, Princess Rongshou Gulun. She is also the last princess in the Qing Dynasty to be recorded in history. At that time, Prince Gong fully supported Cixi during the Xinyou coup , which allowed her to take power. After Cixi came to power, in order to express his gratitude, he canonized his eldest daughter as Princess Rongshou Gulun. However, this Gege has dark skin and looks very old, more like an old woman.

The person on the far right of the photo, close to the camera, is Yuan Shikai in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Qing Dynasty had been destroyed. Although Yuan Shikai overthrew the feudal monarchy with his own hands, he actually wanted to be restored as emperor. In order to gain political capital, he was inviting envoys from various European countries to have tea together in the courtyard. However, until his death, Yuan Shikai's dream of restoration had not been realized.

Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting in a sedan chair, preparing to leave the palace surrounded by a group of eunuchs . Standing at the front of the team, the eunuch on the right is Li Lianying, the famous person next to Cixi. After the eunuch Andehai was killed, Li Lianying gained the respect of Cixi with her ability to speak well and observe people's emotions. From then on, she stayed with Cixi until her death.

In 1907, a wheelbarrow driver in Shanghai was preparing to push a large family on the road. There were four women sitting on the left and right sides of the unicycle. One of the women was holding a child in her arms. The unicycles at that time were relatively small and could generally seat up to 4 people, 8 adults plus 1 child. It was also a big test for the driver's arm strength.

In 1905, an official in the north, wearing official uniform, took a photo with a plaque. There are four big characters written on the plaque: Save people from danger. The signature above is in AD. It is very likely that this official helped a foreigner. In order to express their gratitude, foreigners sent him this plaque, which is similar to sending a banner.

This man named Che Ma was born in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. He was only 71 centimeters tall and weighed about 18 kilograms. He was considered the shortest man in the world at that time. Because of his special body shape, he was discovered by a talent scout from the American Circus, who invited him to join the circus and become an acrobat. With her special body shape, Chema quickly became popular.

In 1902, a couple in Yunnan sat in the yard of their home, eating with a bowl in hand, looking into the camera lens, and took this photo. However, judging from the restrained looks of the two of them and the small table in the middle, it was very likely that this was a staged photo. Even their eating movements did not look so natural. What's more, the woman looked at the camera while eating.

Students in martial arts schools in the late Qing Dynasty were practicing archery with bows, and four big characters were written on their backs: Shoot to observe virtue. The meaning of these four words is that one's moral character can be seen from archery. At that time, the Qing army had eliminated cold weapons, but there were still many martial arts schools that did not teach students how to use hot weapons and were still stuck in the era of cold weapons.

A photo of an upper-class woman from Mongolia in the late Qing Dynasty. She is wearing Mongolian-style clothing and looks very serious when facing the camera. This photo was taken when she was in Beijing.At that time, marriage between the Manchu nobles and the Mongolian nobles was very common. The living customs of both parties were similar. As early as the Nurhaci period, there were already matters related to marriage.

At that time, marriage between the Manchu nobles and the Mongolian nobles was very common. The living customs of both parties were similar. As early as the Nurhaci period, there were already matters related to marriage.