In 1985, Xuzhou Railway Station, the first time I saw foreigners, people were very curious In 1985, Xuzhou Railway Station, the first time I saw foreigners, people were very curious.
What was China like in the 80s, do you remember?
This is China 40 years ago, this is China at the beginning of reform and opening up! At that time, people's material life was still not rich enough, but their mental state was very full, and they welcomed the new day with fire-like enthusiasm.
In China in the 80s, suits have entered the big cities and are popular with young people. But for most villages, it is still a proverb: three years for the new, three years for the old, and another three years for patching. At that time, quite a few people could still be seen, wearing patched clothes.
On the streets of Datong in 1988, there were no private cars in sight, all bicycles.
In the 80s, pop songs, foreign drinks, sunglasses, jeans, suits and ties, had entered China. But in the vast countryside, it is still a traditional idyll, and the folk customs are still common.
What was China like in the 80s? There was a French photographer named Yann Layma, who used a professional camera to document China in that era from the mid-80s to the early 90s.
The above is the French photographer Yann Layma, who quietly recorded China with his camera in the 80s. Because Chinese photographers at that time could only use black and white cameras to take pictures, this batch of color ** was extremely precious!
In the late 80s and early 90s, the simple old man of the Dong nationality was repairing the ancient building - Fengyu Bridge. Their clothes and appearance are not much different from half a century ago or even earlier.
In 1985, on the streets of Weifang, Shandong, a little brother selling cloth shoes happily looked at the French photographer who took pictures. At that time, it was not fashionable to wear sneakers, and every household wore cloth shoes.
In 1987, primary and secondary school students in Qingdao walked on the street with their heads held high. The students at that time were full of vitality and often sang a song: Glory belongs to the new generation of the 80s.
In 1987, in Beijing Liuli Factory, a fashionable girl walked by. Even today, this outfit is not outdated.
In 1985, during the Beijing-Hong Kong Automobile Rally, villagers in Henan poured into the streets. At that time, people were very plain in dress, and the houses at that time were very frugal.
Qingdao in 1987 was really a bicycle kingdom at that time, there were no motorcycles, no private cars, everything was bicycles. At that time, the first major brand was the Hongqi brand, Seagull, Flying Pigeon, Phoenix, Permanent, and Wuyang, which were also big brands at that time.
In the late 80s and early 90s, Shanghai children immersed themselves in a sea of joyful balloons during Children's Day.
In 1988, a green car drove from Datong to Beijing. At that time, high-speed rail was not popular, and people were taking slow green cars out of the place, although the speed was not fast, but people at that time were not in a hurry.
In 1987, in a square in Beijing, a young mother smoked cigarettes while taking care of her children. Lots of buses and bicycles in the background.
In a village of the Hani ethnic group in Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, farmers like to ride on the backs of water buffaloes, and often use water buffaloes to carry agricultural products. The buffalo in the south is powerful and has a more docile personality than the northern buffalo.
The TV series about the 80s were all filmed in the film and television city, and the plot is actually completely different from the real 80s. Yann Layma's documentary photography in the 80s objectively and truthfully records the style of that era.