In the second half of Empress Dowager Cixi's reign, what was the face of the whole society? Through a set of photos of the late Qing Dynasty, we will show you rare historical details. There are major events and important people, as well as daily life and ordinary people. In any case, we must not forget the past, as Mr. Lu Xun said: "History is written with the soul of China and indicates the future destiny." ”
Big Grid with kids.
In 1883, Da Gege, the eldest daughter of Prince Yili of Qing, married Nayantu, prince of Zasak, as Fujin, and had two sons and two daughters. She was gentle in temperament, usually taciturn, and was very loved in the royal palace, but unfortunately she died of illness in 1899 and lived only more than 30 years.
A moment in the life of a family of 5.
According to the photographer's record, the male host in the photo is named Liu Ming Chuan, and the couple has 3 children and lives a happy and happy life.
A eunuch outside the Yangxin Gate of the Forbidden City is on duty.
Most of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty and Empress Dowager Cixi handled government affairs in the Yangxin Temple, so eunuchs were required to be on duty 24 hours a day, ready to undertake the dispatches of their masters. This duty house is not as high as the wall, less than 4 meters deep, low and dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and neglected maintenance.
Get a close-up shot of the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan.
The Yellow Crane Tower in the lens was built in the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), so it is called "Tongzhi Tower". This building "uses forty-eight columns of large fir trees as pillars, not piers", and the 60 warped corners stretch outward, just like the yellow crane spreading its wings to fly, which is very exquisite and spectacular. Unfortunately, in 1884, a fire reduced it to ashes and was not rebuilt until 100 years later.
A man who smokes and chats.
In the late Qing Dynasty, internal and external troubles were worried, the society withered, and most of the people did not have enough to eat and wear. It is rare that the 3 of them can leisurely smoke and chat without worrying about eating and wearing.
The scene when the Treaty of Simgou was signed.
At 11:00 a.m. on September 7, 1901, at the Spanish Embassy, Qing plenipotentiarys Li Hongzhang and Yi Xi signed the "Final Protocol" of the Outline of the Peace of China with 11 countries. Because this year is the lunar year of the ugly year, the protocol is called the Treaty of the Ugly. At that time, Li Hongzhang was seriously ill and extremely weak, and he was mentally sleepy in the photo, leaning back in his chair listlessly. Coupled with the signing of the treaty of mourning and humiliating the country, the mood is dull, it can be said that both physical and mental aspects have suffered a huge blow, after returning home, the illness worsened, cold and heat intercropping, phlegm cough, diet did not enter, soon after vomiting blood to die.
Li Hongzhang set out from Xianliang Temple in a sedan car to discuss and negotiate.
When He was transferred from Guangzhou to Beijing by Empress Dowager Cixi to participate in the peace talks, Li Hongzhang was already 78 years old, and his negotiating opponent was a "jackal" who was difficult to fill, and the pressure could be imagined. In the course of the negotiations, Li Hongzhang was insulted and exhausted, but in the end he still met all the demands of the great powers, and it can be said that he personally experienced the sadness of "weak countries without diplomacy."
Li Hongzhang and Yi Xi signed the Xinugu Treaty.
Li Hongzhang wrote his name in a huddled circle (the one on the left; cursive name, commonly known as the painting), and the overall appearance resembled a "Su" character, which coincided with his title of "Su Yibo". In the past two years, a passage has circulated on the Internet saying that when the "Xinugu Treaty" was signed, Prince Qing Yili was trembling all the time and could not write. Li Hongzhang took the pen and said, "Wang Ye is still young, the road is still long, or let me come." In fact, this is the novelist's statement, not the history of faith at all. Li Hongzhang and Yi Xi were both plenipotentiaries appointed by the Qing court, and without their joint signature, the 11 powers would not have recognized the validity of the Xinugu Treaty.
Shanhaiguan "the first pass in the world" arrow tower.
The height of this arrow tower is more than 25 meters, tall and majestic, and can be seen from dozens of miles away. There are 68 arrow windows on the east, south and north sides of the tower.
Gabe zizhen guogong Zaize.
Zai ze's wife was Empress Dowager Cixi's niece Jing Rong, so he was trusted by the empress dowager. On the question of whether to establish a constitution, the empress dowager followed his advice. He served as Shangshu of the Du Branch and Minister of Naval Affairs, and was one of the key figures in the Xuantong Imperial Court.