We've been misled by the extravagant costumes of Chinese dramas whether Taiwan, HK or mainland productions, where even the beggars are fat n wear clean new clothes.

Let's look at some real photos of commoners in those days. Of course where the photos are posed the people dressed up for the photos as it's not as easy as today to hv photos taken. And such photos are of relatively well off commoners.







Poor folks



Mixed



This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 09:21 AM

Sorry fixing

Ya, black v trendy last time.

Hides dirt - the poor dun mandi

Apologies

# Salah 7


This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 09:25 AM

Aiyah dun say liddat la, it's not true.

Poor hv no dental hygiene where got teeth to be black?

It's just the styling that makes the difference.

V clean hor

Must be 10 bags (high rank) mbr of famous Beggar Sect



Cleaner beggar




This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 09:44 AM

Apa kaitan?

I dun understand the question.

If you express yr question clearer I will answer

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 09:47 AM

I do think it's just styling difference. And perception of what's beautiful.

No particular region has more beautiful ppl than another. That's just parochial prejudices.

What makes u think all the photos are of non-han ppl?

Indeed I hv read of that.

But my guess is that old China must hv areas piled with excrement too except there's no photos of that.

After all the poor n beggars probably pooped in the streets too n the richer had theirs thrown out onto the streets as well.

Old cameras needed quite long exposure time, probably no one wanted to remain in or close to piles of excrement to take photos. Haha

Further, it's harder to see specific details in b&w photos n it's not HD quality. What u see as a shadow or rock on the ground may well be shit.

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 10:06 AM

Pls post

Styling changed so much already.

Just saw this

Accents from different regions

Styling - clothes, makeup, hair - changed.

This is Not true.

Below the Emperor u hv the nobles who were either nobles by birth or were granted titles for service to the country, some titles hereditary some not.

Then u hv a class of officials who may be nobles as well. Of course some official appointments are more prestigious n hv more opportunities to make money.

Below that there's the merchant class who may hv lots of money but status is below officials.

You may not be aware but no matter how much money a merchant has, he still had to adhere to the social rules which determined every aspect of life eg how many concubines u can hv, wat material u can wear, how many horses + type+color to draw yr carriage, how many slaves /servants u can hv, wat yr wife + daughters can wear, type of jewellery + gemstones etc.

So status was v important n anyone can try to improve one's status by education. It was the only way one can elevate oneself n family. This is a major reason Chinese emphasize heavily on education.

If you are educated u are respected; more so than if you only hv money.

Of course the world has changed even for Chinese, many now think money is more important than anything else.

Title of this vid is "kids of prosperous families"



This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Aug 26 2018, 12:24 PM

I'm glad my error is a source of amusement to ktards.

Btw, I hope u picked up or slurped up the mee kolo - waste no want not

Pls ref post #51

Comprehension FAIL

Colour photographs!!

Woooo

U said "the common people are poor" which if u had read n understood #51, u would know is not necessarily true.

Merchants could be very rich n they are not classed as "arustocrats" or nobles but as commoners.

The underlined statement is not the same as what u said abt "arustocrats".

There were poor manchus n rich hans as well.