Old photos in the late Qing Dynasty: Is the "convertible" train in the bustling Shenyang Middle Street a third-class carriage?

Street view of Shenyang in late Qing Dynasty. As we all know, Shenyang (called Shengjing and Fengtian in Qing Dynasty) is the capital city built by Nurhachi and Huang Taiji. After the Eight Banners entered the customs, they became the capital. After more than 200 years of wind and rain, what was Shenyang like in the late Qing Dynasty? Today, let's take a look at a group of old photos taken at 1904 (thirty years of Guangxu). Image source: Library of Congress. ?

This man is standing on the east wall of Shenyang city wall. During the period of Huang taiji, the newly-built Shenyang city wall was 30 feet high and 1 foot wide, with 332 steps about 9 miles. There are eight gates around the city wall. By the end of the Qing dynasty, the city walls and gates were in disrepair, and there were signs of collapse everywhere, but the court was unable to rebuild them. ?

Shenyang middle street, standing in the drum tower to see the bell tower. Zhongjie is one of the most prosperous streets in Shenyang in Qing Dynasty, and its shop facade is very imposing. Huang taiji will be two generals of Shenyang City in Ming Dynasty? Ten? The word crossing the street has been expanded to? Hmm? Word street, where is the palace? Hmm? The word is in the center. 1637, two tall buildings were built at both ends of the middle street behind the palace, like twin sisters, with a bell tower in the east and a drum tower in the west, with a distance of more than 580 meters. ?

Shenyang Bell Tower. The bell and drum tower buildings in Shenyang are roughly the same in shape, and they are all square platforms more than two feet high. There is a hole in the east, west, north and south, and pedestrians and horses can pass downstairs. The clock on the bell tower, with a diameter of 120 cm and a weight of 6000 kg, was named Huang Taiji? Shengjing Zhong Ding? . ?

Tea stalls on the streets of Shenyang. In the old society, people drank tea in two grades: one was a teahouse, where rich people tasted tea and enjoyed their leisure, go to the opera; One is a mobile tea stall, which quenches the thirst of passers-by and is affordable. The scene in the photo is the second case.