Qing Dynasty As the last feudal dynasty in history, what do you know about the Qing Dynasty? From these restored old photos, we can learn about the daily life of the Qing Dynasty people. Picture 1 A man from the Qing Dynasty was shopping with a bundle of copper coins, and the eggplant in the Qing Dynasty weighed at least two pounds.
Although paper money existed in ancient China for a long time, the ancients rarely used paper money to trade in real life, and even silver was rarely used. Ordinary people mainly used copper coins when shopping. But because the denomination of copper coins is relatively low, the strange scene of the man in the picture shopping with a bundle of copper coins on his back, and the product he was holding seemed to be an egg.
Judging from the clothes worn by the characters in the picture, the temperature seemed to be quite low at that time, so people were wearing such thick clothes. However, among the vegetables sold at the hawker stall in the picture, the purple ball vegetables seem to be eggplant that modern people often eat. Eggplant is a summer vegetable. Did the Qing Dynasty know how to grow off-season vegetables? But this eggplant is really not small, one weighs at least two or three pounds.
Liu Bei was once called "a man who weaved mats and peddled shoes". This was the nickname his enemy deliberately gave him his earlier experience in order to belittle him. The so-called "woven mats and footwear sales" actually means weaving bamboo mats and selling straw sandals. The Qing Dynasty vendor in the picture is a businessman who sells straw sandals in the street. Imagine that Uncle Liu also carried such a load of straw sandals on the street to sell them, and eventually achieved a great achievement that would make the world apart.
During the Qing Dynasty, you can still see the city tower of Zhengyangmen in the distance. It should be Zhengyangmen Station, which is commonly known as Qianmen Railway Station, which was built in the 29th year of Guangxu. From the photos, we can see that the Qing Dynasty people were relatively leisurely catching trains and there was no crowding phenomenon. This may be because the people who took the train at that time were relatively economically affluent. The man holding a hat on the right side of the photo seems to be catching a train in , Huang Feihong, in the movie and TV series.
Although the Westernization Movement failed, many new technologies have been introduced, and these technologies are very useful. In addition to new technologies such as trains, ships, and telegraphs, ophthalmology clinics appeared on the streets of the Qing Dynasty for the first time, using more modern means to correct eye diseases. However, not many people dared to try this technology at the beginning, just like the Qing Dynasty people were afraid of "taking photos". Because they did not understand the principles, they were full of resistance to these new technologies.
Food stalls during the Qing Dynasty, people who were sleepy in the market finished drinking oil tea here and ate a few crisp cakes to satisfy their hunger. In fact, food stalls like the ones in the photos are not the patents of the Qing Dynasty. There are still many such food stalls in my hometown today. However, as young people continue to pour into the city and the elderly gradually disappear, such snack stalls may not be drowned in the dust of time in a long time.
During the Qing Dynasty, second-hand clothing was sold. In fact, from this series of photos, it can be seen that the Qing Dynasty people at that time were both good in terms of mental outlook and dressing, and looked very energetic. However, this may be because these areas are all big cities, and the people living here are naturally much better than those in remote rural areas. In many remote areas, people at that time were basically pale and thin and hunched.
Fruit vendor. It should be very cold, but the ones sold may be apples, but the streets are deserted and there is no one to care about. The city gate tower in the distance is very grand, but I can't recognize where it is. Maybe it was demolished in the 1950s! Readers and friends, do any of you know where the city tower in the picture is? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area, thank you!
