Old photos of Mount Tai in the late Qing Dynasty: Do people like to take photos when they visit scenic spots a hundred years ago?

1903 Taishan scenery. As a dual heritage of nature and culture, Mount Tai has always been a scenic spot that people yearn for. No matter emperors and generals, literati and poets, or ordinary people, they all hope to come here. Today, through a group of old photos taken at 1903, we can see how people climbed Mount Tai in the late Qing Dynasty, and we can also appreciate the scenery of Mount Tai more than 100 years ago. ?

Tourists resting on the mountain road. People climb Mount Tai for different purposes. Did the emperor climb Mount Tai for meditation or sacrifice, so that? Directly to the throne? ; Literati and poets climbed Mount Tai to enjoy the beautiful scenery and wrote poems that have been passed down through the ages; Most ordinary people climb Mount Tai to burn incense in temples and pray for more children, more wealth and more happiness. ?

A view of Taishan Mountain Road. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the camera was very big, so taking pictures on Mount Tai was a physical activity. It is precisely because the photographer took great pains that he left us these precious old photos. ?

Chinese and foreign people took a group photo at the top of Mount Tai. We are now visiting scenic spots and like to take photos with our mobile phones. This old photo of a hundred years ago tells us that the custom of taking pictures in scenic spots did not heat up today, but existed in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was only a few decades since photography was introduced into China. ?

An official climbed Mount Tai in a sedan chair. In the past, rich people climbed Mount Tai, not with their own feet to measure, but were carried to the top. This move is to reflect class differences, so that we can enjoy the magnificent scenery of Mount Tai and make the rich show their sense of superiority without effort. Because of this demand, a number of bearers specially carrying people up the mountain appeared in Mount Tai. ?

Foreign tourists going down the mountain in sedan chairs. A parasol was set up on the sedan chair, and the service of the sedan chair bearer was very thoughtful. On the other hand, two people carrying one person up and down the mountain will face great challenges, not only physical strength, but also the coordination of movements and the stability of posture.

The team going down the mountain. Some people wear official uniforms, which can be regarded as a comparison queue for local officials. Can you recognize where this photo was taken?