Time flies and years pass by. The old black and white yellow photos of the late Qing Dynasty have also become the masterpiece of history. However, after later coloring, it has brought us into the distance between us and history. Despite some of the colors being obviously distorted, the editor still believes that they can reproduce the social appearance of the late Qing Dynasty more realistically than black and white photos.
Old woman is binding her feet for a girl
Foot binding is also called foot binding, which is a bad habit in ancient China to satisfy men's perverted aesthetics. When a woman is four or five years old, she will wrap her feet tightly with cloth, making her foot bones deformed and smaller. The origin of foot binding is now unverified. During the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government has always banned women's foot binding, but the results have been very little, and it turned out to turn a blind eye.
Italian soldiers at Tianjin Railway Station
During the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, the Kingdom of Italy sent a force to join Eight-Nation Alliance . The total number of the troops was 1,882 soldiers and officers, as well as 83 officials and 178 mules and horses.
Li Hongzhang and Bismarck were talking to
Photo taken in June 1896. During his inspection tour in Germany, Li Hongzhang, the important minister of the late Qing Dynasty, talked to Li Hongzhang on the balcony. Bismarck, the first prime minister of the German Empire, was in charge of Bismarck.
Two brothel women in Tianjin
Photos were taken in Tianjin in 1889. Two brothel women have pretty faces and are pretty good. Both of them have small feet. The white-clothed women look big because of their little feet. At that time, most of the high-end brothel women were proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Two fishermen and their cormorant
cormorant commonly known as osprey , water crow . The feathers are black and have green luster, small throat sac under the chin, long mouth, and hooks at the tip of the upper mouth. They are good at diving and preying on fish. Fishermen will raise a large number of cormorants to fish.
The Eight Banners hunting in the wild
The Qing Dynasty was obtained from the horse's back, and in the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners' children never slacked off in their pursuit of martial arts. Even the emperor sitting on the dragon throne in the Forbidden City has to hunt regularly every year to exercise his body and improve his martial arts. However, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, hunting had quietly become an entertainment event.
Three prisoners were shown in front of the government gate
These three prisoners did not even wear shoes, two were wearing wooden shackles, and one was locked in a cage. A group of people were watching the fun.
riding donkey delivers a letter to the officer
This shabby officer rode a thin donkey to deliver the letter.
A man took an wheelbarrow traveling
This man rented a wheelbarrow. He sat on the wheelbarrow with a cigarette pot in his mouth. On the side of the wheelbarrow was the wild boar he bought. The coachman behind pushed the car with great difficulty.
The stall owner of the snack stall
The snack stall along the street, this snack stall is small, but it is full of all organs. The pot with food on the left is steaming, and the stall is full of bowls, and chopsticks and other tools are placed in the drawer on the right, so that customers can eat as they please.
Beggars at the door of a wealthy family
Two hungry and ragged beggars stopped in front of a wealthy family, hoping that this family could give them some food. One of the beggars showed the photographer his empty bowl.
Fishermen who set up tents by the sea
Qingdao, Shandong Province, in order to facilitate fishing in the sea, fishermen set up simple tents by the sea. There were pots and pans in front of the tent, and in the distance were European-style buildings in the Qingdao Concession District.
Taoist priests
Fuxing Temple, the world Taoist mainstream Quanzhen Taoism, is located on the top of Jade Emperor Mountain between West Lake and Qiantangjiang. The Taoist temple has a long history and beautiful scenery around it.
noble ladies
noble ladies dressed gorgeously and wore gold and silver, holding paper fans in their hands. At that time, the upper class was very popular with holding paper fans in their hands, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
The village woman riding a donkey out
At that time, there was a donkey in the countryside, it was already a very wealthy family. This village woman should be riding a donkey and going back to her parents' home. Her child was squatting in the frame next to her.
Man smoking opium on the street
A thin man was lying on the ground on the street smoking opium with a smoking tool next to him.
According to research, around 1835, the number of people who smoked opium in the Qing Dynasty had reached about 2 million, and even the emperors of Xianfeng had the habit of smoking opium. In the late Qing Dynasty, opium smoking had become a symbol of culture and even wealth.
