As long as we talk about and in the Qing Dynasty, especially in the late Qing Dynasty, people will always label them as backward and ignorant. Western photography technology has been introduced to China during the late Qing Dynasty . A hundred years later, we can understand the current social situation and people's real life in the late Qing Dynasty from the old photos taken at that time.
This set of photos was originally taken in black and white, and was later colored by Tu Zhi Buyu using AI technology. Due to poor personal skills, the colored photos may be slightly distorted, but Tu Zhi Buyu still believes that they can more truly represent the social outlook of the late Qing Dynasty than the black and white photos.
A toy seller in an alley
A toy seller set up a stall on the street. His shouts attracted several children. The children's father loved his children very much and was squatting on the ground holding the youngest child to select toys.
Girl with bound feet
This little girl is about 5 years old. Although she is very young, she has already suffered the devastation of foot binding. Her feet were tightly wrapped in two white cloths, causing her already small feet to become even smaller. It was really heartbreaking to have to suffer such inhuman pain at such a young age.
The Japanese army beheaded a Chinese who was a spy for the Russian army.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army who occupied Fengtian (today's Shenyang City, Liaoning Province) were raising their butcher knives to execute a Chinese who was a spy for the Russian army. A large number of local people were watching on a hill not far away.
Four Manchu noblewomen in flag attireNoblewomen
These four Manchu noblewomen are gorgeously dressed. It is obvious that their family backgrounds are either rich or noble. However, their headgear, clothing and shoes are not very consistent. It is worth noting that each of them holds a fan. This is because the upper class in the late Qing Dynasty believed that holding a fan was a symbol of noble status and cultural level.
Yan Shenggong Kong Lingyi drank with foreigners
Kong Lingyi was the 76th generation grandson of Confucius . He succeeded Yan Shenggong in 1877. Because Confucianism is the mainstream thought and ideology of China's feudal system, some foreigners often go to Qufu to visit Yan Shenggong in order to better do business with the Chinese (or perhaps to colonize China more conveniently).
Barbers shaved customers' heads
The business of barbers in the Qing Dynasty was particularly good. Many people relied on this to support their families. They carried all the shaving tools on their burdens and walked around the streets. Sometimes customers even came to their homes. This photo shows a customer coming to the barber's home and asking the barber to shave his head.
The large-wheeled oxcart in Yumen, Gansu
The picture shows the unique local large-wheeled oxcart taken by British reporter Morrison during his inspection in Yumen, Gansu. The wheel diameter of this oxcart is nearly two meters.
A group photo of a family of three
This family of three gives people a feeling of being either rich or noble, no matter from the decoration or clothing at home. The hostess looked very dignified and beautiful, and her feet were big and not bound, which was very rare in the late Qing Dynasty when foot binding was popular.
A foreign doctor is treating a woman.
Dr. Hager is diagnosing and treating a woman's disease. On the surface, his movements are very similar to taking the pulse of traditional Chinese medicine, but the actual situation is not the same. He feels the pulse with his right hand and holds a pocket watch in his left hand, counting the patient's pulse beats per minute.
Several young people are buying books at a street bookstall.
At a bookstall near the City God's Temple in Shanghai, several young people are selecting books. Because they all have their backs to the camera, their long and shiny braids are very conspicuous. One of them has a braid that almost reaches his heels.
The rich man sat on the kang and counted his copper coins.
In 1899, somewhere in Shandong, three wealthy landlords sat cross-legged on the kang. They lowered their heads and carefully counted the scattered copper coins and then strung them together. There were piles of strung copper coins on the table. Such a large amount of copper coins may be the rent they collected from tenant farmers.
Hunters carrying guns on the Great Wall
After the Qing Dynasty entered the country, the Great Wall built by the Ming Dynasty lost its strategic significance and was abandoned. Because of the long disrepair, many walls have even completely collapsed.Two hunters stood on the Great Wall with guns on their shoulders. One hunter raised his eyes and looked into the distance, expecting his prey to appear.
Girls taken in by the nursery
In Fujian during the late Qing Dynasty, the preference for sons over daughters was very serious, which led to some baby girls being abandoned after birth, and some even being brutally killed by their families. Xiamen Some philanthropic people raised funds to set up a nursery to adopt these poor baby girls. These baby girls have been living in the nursery until someone is willing to adopt them.
Two servants in front of a large household
In front of a large household, there are two servants each performing their duties. The one carrying the basket may be going out to purchase supplies, while the other servant is carrying two large piles of firewood on a pole.
A stall selling snacks
An old woman set up a stall selling snacks in front of her house. There were not many snacks on the table. Her good sisters were sitting in front of the stall chatting. Maybe they wouldn’t be able to sell many snacks that day, but they knew a lot about the shortcomings of the east and west families.
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