This is a photograph from the end of the 19th century. This was the American Yankee at the time, and it is said that the place was full of opium distribution centers at that time. The picture above shows two American girls lying on the bed smoking cigarettes, and a Chinese man kneeling on the ground. The two women were still bunk beds, which showed how high the status of foreigners in China at that time was.
The picture shows qing dynasty officials interrogating prisoners. However, this gate looks too shabby. That should have been an underdeveloped place at that time. The two prisoners knelt on the ground and did not dare to lift their heads, which showed the fear of the common people for the officials.
This was a pharmacy in the Qing Dynasty, and there was still a certain gap between the pharmacy at that time and the current pharmacy. At that time, the drugs in the pharmacy were all made from medicinal herbs, but they looked a bit shabby.
During the late Qing Dynasty, Western powers invaded China. At that time, many late Qing dynasty people were also humble and had no dignity. The painting shows officials of the late Qing Dynasty kneeling before foreigners. There was a reason for the fall of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, after Empress Dowager Cixi escaped, she asked the officials who stayed behind to send plaques to the foreigners. Shame on you!