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How did the governors of the Qing Dynasty spend their time?

There is a popular saying at present: poverty limits my imagination. This sentence is most appropriate for today's affairs. First of all, there is a most obvious difference between the Qing Dynasty and previous dynasties. The princes of the Qing Dynasty gathered in Beijing, while the princes of the Ming Dynasty were scattered all over the country to make kings and live their own life is sweet. However, the sad princes of the Qing Dynasty did not have this welfare, so they had to eat, drink and be merry in Beijing to pass the time. Because they are not short of money, whenever they like something, they will surely become the big winners in this field. In today's words, people can understand one thing and become experts in this field ~ here are a few things.

First thing, take pictures.

At that time, in the Qing Dynasty, photography was definitely a new thing. Since foreigners invented photography, they have also come to Beijing to set up shops. Due to the high cost of taking photos, it is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so these nobles have become frequent visitors to photo studios, and even some kings have their own full-time photographers. Even the Lafayette Empress Dowager Cixi in the Forbidden City is a real photographer. Her royal photographer photographed her various poses. He is also a player. How many rounds should I play? Old photos taken in those days ~

Hey? It was this little brother who helped Cixi to complete the coup and win the supreme power.

This one is even more amazing, and it also uses the most scientific and technological means at that time, black and white photo coloring technology.

The second thing is to play with antiques, furniture, porcelain, Wan Wen, bronzes, calligraphy and painting. They are experts, because they are not short of money and have collected precious cultural relics of various dynasties. Up to now, they can definitely open a museum for display, and the scale is definitely much larger than the museum in Maweidu.

The third thing is to play with eagles, because Manchu people are all riding and shooting, and archery and hunting used to be a daily life. Later, it was designated as a national policy by Qianlong, so these princes were trained in this field since childhood, so they are also handy in this respect. For example, Haidongqing, a sacred object of Manchu people, was still domesticated and kept in captivity in King Beijing in the Qing Dynasty.