Are there any photos handed down from ancient times about China in the late Qing Dynasty?

The Qing Dynasty is the closest dynasty to our contemporary era, and its uniqueness is often brought to TV dramas for infinite interpretation, such as the Eight Banners system, the coating system, special costumes and costumes, luxurious court life, etc., which makes many modern people feel highly respected. So, what was the Qing Dynasty like? A group of old photos of the Qing Dynasty showed that Li Hongzhang was thin but not fat, and the food cooked by the landlord's parents was disgusting.

First, let's look at this photo of two women. Women in China have always been beautiful women with wide sleeves and swaying posture, but the costumes of these two women in the picture are obviously not so beautiful. Their clothes look cramped, and they don't see the right-handers peculiar to China people. Confucius' fear of "left-handed" finally unfortunately became a reality in an era. Here, one woman's smile is slightly unnatural, while the other woman is doing nothing.

The second picture is a picture of a little girl. It seems that the little girl's family is not bad, with complete costumes and a fleshy face. However, she was obviously not particularly happy when taking pictures, and there was no innocent and romantic image of a seven-or eight-year-old girl at all. Because she was binding her feet at this time, this strange aesthetic reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty, but at the expense of cruel persecution of the woman's body.

The third picture shows the most common smoking phenomenon in Qing Dynasty. Opium smoking has almost become a popular "mass activity" in the whole country, from the Qing emperor and empress dowager to the ordinary people with small assets. The two people in this picture are obviously very satisfied because of smoking opium. One person even lies down and smokes with a satisfied smile on his face. But many people of insight realized the disadvantages of smoking opium at that time. Lin Zexu pointedly pointed out:

"When opium was not popular, smokers didn't hurt their bodies, so stick migration was enough to cover koo; If you spread poison all over the world, it is very harmful, and the law should be strict. If we still ignore it, it will make the Central Plains bloodless and have no money to pay after decades. If you think like this, you can have no chestnut! Those rich people are the source of billions of dollars to support their lives, so they should cherish these billions of dollars. If the fruit is scattered in the mainland, why not do it, it will harm the upper and benefit the lower, and hide the wealth in the people. If it was not leaked to the outside world, why was it stolen by bandits? "

Lin Zexu only saw the problem of smoking opium itself, but did not think that smoking opium was actually the primitive accumulation of capitalism. The great powers made a lot of money in this way, and the strength of the Qing Dynasty at that time was not qualified to prohibit the great powers from dumping opium in China. Therefore, although the anti-smoking movement in Humen was vigorous, the final result was that Daoguang exiled him to show his gratitude to the great powers.

The fourth picture reflects the life of the people at that time: they are a group of long-term workers, eating noodles. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, most peasants became poor peasants with no land or extremely scarce land, and they could only survive by selling their labor endlessly. Even the self-employed who own part of the land will strive for some long-term jobs in order to ensure that they will not starve to death during the famine.

The long-term workers in the picture seem to be malnourished, and one of them has a very unique hairstyle. As the ancients said, the body is covered with skins and is influenced by parents. However, by keeping the head and hair exercising, everyone is used to this strange hairstyle at this time. These long-term workers seem to have been looking forward to this noodle for a long time. Although it looks disgusting, they enjoy it very much when eating, and some people scratch it directly with their hands. There is also an elder who seems to be giving his noodles to the younger generation and looks very sad.

The fifth picture is a sadder picture. Nowadays, many people have taken some photos of Africans and said that we should be "responsible". In fact, our ancestors were not better off in the Qing Dynasty than in Africa, but who would be "responsible" for us then? Look at this young man. He doesn't have a decent dress and his ribs are shocking. This is the living conditions of our ancestors in the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, no one at home or abroad sympathized with them at that time.

The sixth picture shows the last pillar of the Qing Dynasty: Li Hongzhang. Obviously, Li Hongzhang's clothes are much better in texture and appearance than ordinary people. After all, as a servant of the Qing Dynasty, he was not short of money. However, Li Hongzhang is not very happy. As a big official, and the age is not small, the weight has not increased at this time. Because Li Hongzhang was really unlucky at that time, Cixi spent a lot of time drinking, but he still tried his best to keep it clean. He is too tired to get fat.

After reading these old photos of the Qing Dynasty, people can't help but sigh that the difference between the real Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in TV programs is still too great, even the difference between the real Qing Dynasty and the ancient China we imagined.