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The late Qing Dynasty was a feudal dynasty that was often talked about, and its existence also proves that there was a humiliating time in Chinese history.
At that time, many people lived under the joint rule of the dynasty and the Western powers, and not only could not afford to offend foreigners, but also some high-ranking officials and dignitaries in China, as poor people, they could not afford to offend.
Poverty and hunger are constantly attacking their bodies, disease and natural disasters are taking their lives, and many people are alive but in fact withered.
And the powerful who obviously have the right put their own clothes and food in the first place, have you ever really felt such a backward feudal dynasty?
A photo shows the people's livelihood in the late Qing Dynasty, rich people sit on rickshaws, enjoying the cool breeze on their cheeks, in their opinion, no matter where they go, as long as the rich streets and alleys are unimpeded, going out is a kind of free enjoyment for them.
However, for these rickshaw drivers, this is a hard job, pulling a trip to meet rich people to give more kindness, but also to bend down and bow to say thank you.
Looking at the gorgeously dressed women in the car, comparing these coachmen, they can't even wear shoes, and earn money with their own hands and feet, which is the last dignity they left.
These are two palace maids who went out shopping, do you still believe in the beautiful appearance presented in film and television dramas, almost all the palace maids at that time were desperate and didn't want to enter the Qinglou, so they sold their property to open up the relationship in the palace before they could enter the palace to be palace maids.
And generally after becoming a palace maid, there are only a handful of people who are still favored by the emperor, so the drama of flying on the branch and becoming a phoenix can be watched in the TV series, and the probability of this kind of occurrence in the real late Qing court is almost 0.
If you encounter it occasionally, you will generally be killed directly, after all, this is also a scandal for the emperor, so let's save money honestly and leave the palace.
These old ladies sit on the street corner, their day is to sew clothes for others, their time is more casual, they go out more freely, mainly idle to supplement the family.
At that time, in addition to those who specialized in sewing clothes, there were also those who pulped laundry for some wealthy people, they did not live at home, they were only responsible for their own work, and they left when they were done, and they were paid once every ten days and half a month.
In the late Qing Dynasty, under the persecution of opium, many people became less human, walked upside down, and spoke weakly.
The purpose of the opium introduced to China by Western countries was to destroy the foundation of the country, so as to open China's door without much effort, so the destruction of opium is the wisest and most important thing.
These are all people who watched foreign films on the street, there were no movies at that time, and most people still enjoyed their lives in more operas, and foreign films were introduced to China, and they also became the pleasure enjoyed by these rich people.
This viewing mode is similar to a kaleidoscope, in which some special slides are placed in it, and the principle of concave and convex mirror presentation is displayed in front of people.
Because of the novelty, and many of the content has not been touched by the people of the late Qing Dynasty, so soon after the implementation, it attracted many people to line up to watch, and it is not long to watch once, the price is not expensive, and you can control the progress before and after yourself, many people like this novelty very much.
The man who was preparing to cook on the fire, it was not difficult to see from his body size that he did not eat well on weekdays, and he might not even be able to eat a full meal.
In the late Qing Dynasty, families without money could only use waste bricks and tiles to build houses, and if they could build tiled houses, they would already be considered well-off.
A palace maid in the late Qing Dynasty is drying quilts, because the country was turbulent in the late Qing Dynasty, their lives in the palace are relatively idle, and no one will generally take care of them, not to mention the age, this palace maid is not young, as an old palace maid, she is still more talkable in the palace, looking at her sleepy eyes as if she has just taken a nap.
The pigtails of the Qing Dynasty were similar to "dog tails" to the Western powers, and they believed that as long as their braids were contained, they could control the Chinese.
This is indeed the case, because the late Qing people paid attention to the parents of the body and the skin, and they could not cut their hair at will.
So even if foreigners tie their braids together and watch their jokes, they won't do anything other than cry out for pain.
In the late Qing Dynasty, someone from a wealthy family passed away, and ordered a set of carriages and grooms in the paper shop.
And the reason why rich people buy these is also because they are worried that the deceased will have no one to serve them in the underworld, just like we burn paper money to the deceased in the Qingming Dynasty, in order to have a heart of comfort.
Even in the turbulent dynasty of the late Qing Dynasty, juggling was very popular, although these jugglers did not have many tricks than now, such as the top jar, fire-breathing, chest crushing boulders, etc., but they could still attract many people to stop and watch, and when the show was almost over, they would take the gong to ask for a reward.
Mobile stalls in the late Qing Dynasty, this kind of stall was very much in the late Qing Dynasty, because there was no money to rent shops, so I came up with this method, don't look at it as mobile, boiling water and boiling wontons are all in the line.
Generally, this kind of stall is at the city gate or at night, in the Qinglou Smoke House and other places, a bowl of 5 copper plates, in order to avoid being captured by the government officials, they will also invite the officials to eat for free, in order to protect themselves.
In the scene of official travel, they usually travel in a sedan chair, because their status is more noble, so they will not choose an open-air sedan car, which is generally this kind of shelter from the wind and rain.
In addition to the four sedan chair drivers, they would also bring a person who served with them, and the sedan chair at that time was not large, and it could only accommodate one person.
In the late Qing Dynasty, officials travel are required, the accompanying personnel can not be too many, can not be publicized, and corresponding to the different official positions, the accompanying personnel are also different, usually a local official, travel can only have two sedan chair drivers, a master, and the higher the official position, the more people accompanying the entourage.
For a prisoner who is being punished, this kind of criminal law is to raise the prisoner's arms and fix them with bamboo poles, and after a while, the prisoner's hands will gradually become numb, and it will be accompanied by symptoms such as cramps, but it is very uncomfortable to not be able to take them down.
However, if you have money in your family, or if you use all your money to buy off the prisoners, you can look like the man in the photo, who seems to be hanging, but in fact his arms are on either side of his waist, blocked by clothes.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the officials who went out to inspect can be regarded as a relatively high-standard inspection official, not only some people are holding parasols, but also a group of people are responsible for blowing trumpets, followed by a group of guards with knives, and the officials sitting on horses are high above and looking down on everything in front of them.
The sisters who were gathering together, in the late Qing Dynasty, the women of these officials' families would meet together every day to chat, in fact, small talk was more like communicating intelligence.
Because the officials can't move around often, it is this group of ladies who can pass news to each other, and their outfits are more in line with the traditional dress of the late Qing Dynasty.
Qinglou is the standard configuration of the late Qing Dynasty, at that time the dignitaries and dignitaries were very fond of going to the Qinglou, in addition to being able to enjoy singing and dancing, they can also experience the different fun at home, and these fireworks women are also sitting at the mouth of the street and waiting for the arrival of these guests.
This little boy didn't spend money to pose for a photo, he was a very rare Emperor Guangxu, young, but if he wanted to ride a horse, he would definitely be satisfied, and in order to prevent him from falling, one person held the horse rope tightly, and there were two people next to him to protect him.
Looking at the dress of the horse, not only has a good embroidered saddle, but also covers the horse's neck with an animal blanket, and the horse's mane is also well cared for, which looks not only smooth but also has a certain luster, and generally only dignitaries will take care of the horse in this way, because riding out, the appearance of the horse is also related to his face.
Although it is no longer allowed to poach ivory without permission, ivory is a very common decoration in the late Qing Dynasty, which generally appears in the court or some wealthy homes, and some carved discarded scraps will be used to make wrenches, hairpins and other items.
In the early days, these craftsmen did not have the assistance of machines, and everything relied on their own experience and muscles to complete the painting and carving, and the slightest mistake caused a whole piece of ivory to be scrapped.
In the eyes of these dignitaries in the late Qing Dynasty, broken or imperfect things contain some bad meanings, and these items will never be placed in the home.
In the early days of China, all relied on traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases, this man was seeing a doctor and taking medicine in a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and behind Lang Zhong was a large wooden plaque full of various precious medicinal materials, at that time there could be so many precious medicinal materials, the status of this medical hall must not be low, at that time, whether it was to cure the disease and save people or regulate the body, it was to see the prescription to grab the medicine, go back to boil.
Seeing the normality of people's livelihood in the eyes of the two polarizations in the late Qing Dynasty, do you still envy those who lived in the Qing Dynasty in film and television dramas?
For the rich people of the late Qing Dynasty, life is just to find chicken feathers in gold, and everything is not difficult to have money, while for those who are poor, there are chicken feathers all over the ground, and there is no gold to speak of, and their lives can only be repeated boringly day after day.
No one knows what their future will be, and no one will appear to change their lives, as if poor people are destined to live a poor life, and natural and man-made disasters will take away their lives at any time, and it is already their greatest hope to live in such a life.