Photos of life in China in the late 19th century

In photos of China taken by an English woman in the late 19th century, viewers can better understand the Qing soldiers' uniform or the practice of burying children.

Discover life in China in the late 19th century through photos

Items that a Chinese woman uses to hold long hair.Isabella Bird, an English woman, experienced the life, customs and practices of Chinese people in the 90s of the 19th century when she came here to mobilize authorities to empower women.

3 European children sitting on a rickshaw to a Chinese man pushing on the street.A woman sitting behind 3 children.Her feet were tight.After the Qing collapsed in 1911, the government banned bundles of footage across the country.

Fox, who guides Isabella in China, sits on a fence surrounding a garden in Shanghai City in 1895.

Two Qing Dynasty soldiers in 1896.

Tower for burying children in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.

Members of a family in 1896.

The force that local authorities mobilize to protect Isabella Bird.

The boat in the picture is the place where Isabella Bird resided during her time in China.

A portrait of Isabella Bird.