This short period in Chinese history is full of contradictions and miracles. It is a carnival after the collapse of order at the end of the Qing Dynasty, with both the prosperity of celebrities and masters, and the poverty of starvation and homelessness.
In just 38 years, it has risen and writhed, giving birth to countless heroes and heroes, and its excitement even exceeds that of any film and television drama.
Let's travel through time and space together and return to that stormy ** era. In these 27 black and white** colors after restoration, we can get a glimpse of the faces of all beings in that era.
Life here is not only the bustling Bund in Shanghai, but also the people who live in it. These ** can more directly show the style of that era, maybe you have never seen it, but it is worth cherishing.
Let's re-understand the real ** era through these **.
This man in the costume of the captain, standing on the bow of the boat, he is the man of the year of the ** period, Yuan Shikai. This ** was taken at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. After Yuan Shikai was deposed, he returned to his hometown of Anyang and lived a reclusive life.
He drank and fished every day to recuperate. A few years later, he was once again invited out of the mountains to regain military and political power, opening the way for him to abolish Qing rule.
The hunter went out hunting with his children, and as they were preparing to cross the railroad, the photographer on the train happened to capture a photo of the family of three. Unexpectedly, the hunter's youngest daughter was very dissatisfied with this, and she glared at the photographer with slanted eyes, as if to express her dissatisfaction.
In Fengtian in 1924, in Shenyang today, the square in front of the railway station is still prosperous. The station building in the European style stands quietly, and on the side of the entrance and exit of the railway station, rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages, automobiles, and pallet cars pulling goods are crowded.
It is an important meeting point for passengers from the south to the north, and the bustling scene speaks of the former glory of Fengtian Station.
Changchun, 1913. After the death of his mother, Wang Mengyu experienced many twists and turns in his life, so he chose to go to the Thousand Mountains Immeasurable Temple to concentrate on cultivation. Later, the death of his father made him deeply ashamed of his mother, and he sat in front of his mother's grave every day, silently eating raw rice and drinking spring water, and quietly observing filial piety.
Three years later, he died at his mother's grave, which led to the call of his grave "Filial Son's Grave". His filial piety deeply touched the world, and he even received a plaque of "filial piety is windy" inscribed by the Beiyang warlord Cao Kun.
In 1917, at the Dutch Embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, an old man stood in the garden with a child in his arms. He is Zhang Xun! After the failure of the Restoration, he left the 5,000 soldiers in the Forbidden City, fled into the Dutch embassy in a hurry, and never came out.
In 1926, Zhang Xun died of illness in a villa in the Tianjin Concession, and was subsequently buried in his hometown of Jiangxi. Upon learning the news, Pu Yi was deeply moved and gave him the nickname of "Loyal Warrior".
In Shanghai during the ** period, the scene at the gate of the City God Temple was emotional. A policeman is standing firmly at the entrance of the temple, maintaining law and order. The beggar under the stone lion deeply reveals the hardships of the life of the people at the bottom.
* Period, even if the wind and rain, but people's lives are not monotonous. For example, the cross talk conference near the Beijing Tianqiao is still very lively. The wooden sign reads "Two cents per section, daily performance", *low.
The people listening to the cross talk crowded behind the old lady selling snacks, which is enough to see how colorful the cultural life was at that time.
No matter when and where, life in the market is always full of fireworks in the world. When the scent of spring has just spread, there are always some special corners in the streets that attract the attention of children.
They are captivated by the mouth-watering aromas of the food, and the stall owners are always enthusiastic about making food for them. Nowadays, no matter where you go in the city, you can find those lively street stalls and food stalls.
Compared to that era, our mouths are really richer.
In front of a hospital in Yongchun, Fujian Province, a British doctor and his Chinese colleague were about to pose for a photo when a large black pig walked leisurely, triggering a burst of laughter.
The photographer captured this moment, and this black pig probably never dreamed that his ** would become a hot topic of discussion decades later.