What was the real old society like? 20 old photos tell you that it's not that desolate at all
During the Republic of China, large cauldrons were common in rural areas. This family has two pots on one pot table, and they are burning wood and straw for cooking. In order to save firewood, two kettles are hung on the mouth of the stove, and the water can be boiled with the embers
When the dung diggers in Beijing saw someone taking a picture, they smiled honestly and said that the photo was taken around 1917-1919
The steam train in the old railway station is smoking and ready to depart, which is the most glamorous era of trains
A hundred years ago, the porter of the Ancient Tea Horse Road lived a hard life in shabby clothes and barefoot. I saw it in my eyes, and my heart was so bitter. China has a long history and culture, but the common people always suffer, either because of wars or natural disasters, and because of underdeveloped technology. The difficulties of the people at the bottom are really indescribable
The woman with small feet shows the feudal aesthetic constraints on young girls, who are forced to bind their feet from an early age
In the old classrooms, children sat on benches and listened intently to the teacher's chalk lecture on the blackboard, without electronic screens
In the past, there was no running water, and every house had to dig a well. Not only do you need a bucket and rope, you also have to use a special tool to help you get water
The two- or three-year-old young master of a large family is really cute wearing a tiger head hat. The two nannies kept amusing him, and the little guy chubby held a sugar gourd in his hand and ate happily
Under the stone wall, beside the ancient road, there is also a clear stream flowing by, and the women take a bath for their children while washing clothes.
The stream next to the ancient road next to the stone wall is clear and flowing. The women also take a bath for their children when they do the laundry
In an old printing house, workers are busy printing newspapers and books with complex machines
Japanese geisha make a high-profile appearance on the streets
Japanese geisha go shopping in a high-profile manner
This photograph shows the life of the rural poor in the old society. At that time, the rural conditions were poor and the income was low. Everyone had to wear torn clothes and live in old adobe houses. In the photo, people sit together and rest, either because they have just finished their farm work, or because they are trying to find some hope in the hard days
Two four or five-year-old children chopped firewood, and they shouldered the burden of life at a young age
The old men in the fly noodle restaurant chatted and gossiped while eating. In the late Qing Dynasty teahouse, it is a good place to find out the news
The small-footed woman of the Qing Dynasty was forced to take a photo with a foreign man, with an expressionless face and a solemn face
The small-footed girl of the Qing Dynasty was forced to take a photo with a foreigner, with an expressionless face
In the cold winter, the two of them were wrapped in quilts and squeezed on the cold kang, and the northeast wind was biting, it was really cold to the heart. At that time, it snowed heavily in winter, and if you woke up in the morning and opened the door, it would definitely be blocked by snow. The snow melted and the icicles under the eaves were more than a meter long. At that time, I was wearing thin pants and thin cotton jackets, and the cotton wool was exposed, and it took a long time to get hot in the bed. When it comes to eating, I remember that carrots and gourds are boiled corn residues, which taste really bad. The sorghum bread had a sore throat, and the sweet potato noodles had heartburn and the soybean noodles had diarrhea. At that time, I didn't know what rice tasted like, but now life is much better
There is a boatman on the river who sits on a simple canoe with his feet on the oars and looks leisurely
The old man at the bow of the boat has white hair and gray hair, and he has to work hard to make a living by rocking the oars, which is really distressing to watch
On the country road, the peasants drove the oxen carts, and the cattle wore mouth cages and were silently beaten. The car was loaded with heavy cargo and a big man, and the scalpers pulled it hard
On the steps sat two nuns, widowed when they were young, and had no choice but to go to the temple to become monks
In Shanghai, students play table tennis after school.
Shanghai students play after school
The old porter was dressed in shabby clothes, and although his life was hard, he always had a smile on his face
In 1945, two young boys, orphaned from the war, carried the younger boy on their backs, their eyes full of fear and bewilderment. They should have grown up happily, but now they are homeless and don't know what the future holds
There is a little bald boy at the door of the house, wearing flower pants, although the family is not rich, but the clothes are very neat, it can be seen that the family loves him very much
In the old society, rural peasants worked in the fields and lived according to the seasons