Old photos in the late Qing dynasty: the earliest image of the Forbidden City in a private school class in Guangzhou. Is the young man more than 2 meters tall?

1862 Life scenes of the surrounding family. Today, we publish a group of photos of the late Qing Dynasty, which are very precious and have high historical value, because they belong to a group of images in the early days when photography was introduced to China, that is, they were taken in the late Xianfeng period and the early days when Empress Dowager Cixi was in power. A lot of them? Number one? State. ?

1863, private school classroom in Guangzhou. After the Second Opium War, more and more foreign photographers took their cameras into the Qing Dynasty to shoot, such as Phyllis? Bito, Miller? William Milton? Sanders, wait. This set of photos contains their works. These old photos show us the social features and figures of 150 years ago.

186 1- 1864, Guangzhou officials and their wives. The patch on the official's chest is blurred, and it is impossible to see clearly what bird pattern it is, so it is impossible to accurately judge the level. However, according to the beads he wears, it is not difficult to infer that he is a civil servant above level 5 (level 5 civil servants and level 4 military attaché s are not allowed to wear beads). At the same time, his wife has been made a royal wife by the court. ?

Ongcheng, Andingmen, Inner City of Beijing 1860. Wengcheng has a watchtower on the left and an arrow tower on the right, with complete structure and considerable momentum. 1860, the British and French allied forces attacked Andingmen first and then controlled Beijing. Stability, stability, which was originally the gate for the imperial court to send troops to win the battle and retreat, has now become a shame for the Qing army. ?

1860, the meridian gate of the Forbidden City. When this photo was taken, Emperor Xianfeng had fled to Jehol. We saw the dilapidated side of the Forbidden City, with mottled walls and overgrown weeds on the ground. Photographers only shoot outside the Forbidden City this year, not inside. ?

1860, standing on Baita Mountain in Beihai, shooting the Forbidden City. The Wumen Gate and this panoramic view of the Forbidden City are the earliest known images of the Forbidden City, and its important value is self-evident. This year marks the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City. These two photos should be sorted out and widely displayed as gifts to the Forbidden City.