The late period of the Qing Dynasty rule was the beginning of modern Chinese history , and it was also the period of the formation of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society in modern China. The late Qing government brutally suppressed the country and bowed to the outside world, almost reaching the point where the country was destroyed.
Below we relive the historical moments a hundred years ago through a set of real photos of the late Qing Dynasty that have been colored later.
Foreign couple riding a wheelbarrow
A foreign couple had just arrived in China in the late Qing Dynasty and was full of curiosity about wheelbarrows. The two rented a wheelbarrow on the street and asked the coachman to push them to take photos on the street to keep them as a souvenir.
1900, Zhejiang, girls who were studying in Women's School
Under the shackles of ancient Chinese feudal thought, adhering to the idea that women have no talent is virtue. In ancient China, girls were not allowed to go to school. These female students were lucky enough to learn knowledge in a girls' school organized by foreigners.
A photo of Concubine Jin and the eunuchs
Concubine Jin (center in the front row) is one of the three concubines of Emperor Guangxu. In the 20th year of Guangxu, she was implicated because of her disobedience to the Empress Dowager and was demoted to a noble person. In the 13th year of the Republic of China (September 24, 1924), Concubine Jin died of illness in Yonghe Palace at the age of 51.
Eight-Nation Alliance Commander-in-Chief Wadesi Riding into Forbidden City
During the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, a grand military parade was held after occupying the Forbidden City in Beijing. This was a very shameful and humiliating to the Qing court at that time. If you fall behind, you must be beaten and develop to be strong! Don’t forget the national humiliation, we will be self-reliant!
The serious prisoner who is about to be executed by Lingchi
Lingchi is the cruelest punishment. A total of 3357 knives are required, and the criminal must be stabbed to death with the last knife to be considered as Lingchi's success.
Hunter father and two children
This is a hunter family. The father and son are standing next to the railway tracks outside the city, and the eldest son on the right is carrying a hunting rifle on his shoulder. The younger son's eyes were very sharp.
Two concubines of a wealthy family
These are two young concubines of a wealthy businessman in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and both of them have their feet bound. There is a Western clock on the table.
Manchu woman took a photo with foreign women
A young Manchu princess took a photo with two foreign women on the street, and the people around her watched curiously.
A woman with a tung oil umbrella
In the late Qing Dynasty, foreigners opened a photo studio in Shanghai. These two young and beautiful women were invited by foreigners to be models to take photos. The woman on the right looks very beautiful.
funny mother and daughter
little mother and her child are not timid at all in the face of the camera, and are doing funny actions.
The big inner guards in the palace
The big inner guards are noble, and some of them are even related to the emperor, and they are all young and middle-aged men on the Three Banners of Manchuria.
Manchu Part of aristocratic family
The old lady sitting on the chair should be the wife of the previous generation head of the family. The two people in the middle should be her son and daughter-in-law, and behind her grandson and granddaughter. A figure could be vaguely seen behind the door curtain.
A monk on the site of Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing
Nanjing Dabaoen Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Chinese history. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, after Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupied Nanjing, it was devastatingly damaged for unknown reasons.
Three children took a photo in front of their home
These three children may be facing the camera for the first time, and the three of them had very serious and restrained expressions. From the picture, it can be clearly seen that the girl in the middle and the girl on the right are both small feet.
