*This video is here for HISTORIC purposes and NOT to discuss present day China-related (CCP) politics* ! *Also this comments section is now closed to comments about the dark skin color. It has nothing to do with the AI* . Just scroll down in the comments section to understand why this topic is now off-limits because It has already been discussed to the dry bone" You may find this additional information provided by @tianming4964 interesting: "Phenotypes in different parts of China vary by region and ethnic background. Beijing in the early 1900s still had a sizeable Manchu population (at one point only Manchus could live in the inner parts of the city), as well as other minority groups such as Hui, Uyghurs, Mongols, etc. Hui are Chinese Muslims who ethnically and culturally aren't much different from the majority population, but many have ancestry from Arab and Persian settlers who arrived in China between the 7th and 14th centuries, hence why people of Hui descent tend to have more Central Asian looking features. Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group from the far western part of China more ethnically and culturally similar to Uzbeks and Turks than to Han Chinese. But even among Han Chinese there are variations in facial features (skin colour, eye shape, nose shape, face shape, etc.) between north and south China. Most Chinese in the diaspora (Southeast Asia, Europe, Americas, Oceania) come from southern parts of China like Fujian and Guangdong and have features that more resemble people from Southeast Asia like Vietnam for example. Most Chinese people you'll encounter abroad will be from southern China, and so those are the features most foreigners associate with being Chinese. Northern Chinese are known to have different facial shapes from southern Chinese and its usually possible for a Chinese person to tell whether another Chinese person comes from northern or southern China just by looking at them. Also when it comes to skin tone, it might not just have to do with the colourization process. My grandpa has ancestry from northern China and has similar features to most of the people in the video, including eye shape, nose shape, face shape, etc. This also includes skin tone, to the point that when many people meet him they mistake him for being Indian. His skin isn't naturally dark, but because he was forced to work out in the fields when he was young it became tanned. His siblings similarly have relatively darker skin than what most people would expect for Chinese. The reason why most Chinese people today don't have skin that dark is because they aren't working out in the rice fields anymore and can keep their skin pale and light with an office job indoors. Chinese culture is like most other Asian countries where they value pale skin because its a symbol of being wealthy and upper class and not having to work out in the fields. And as most Chinese today no longer have to work in the fields, they no longer have such tanned skin compared to the past, though among older generations like my grandpa many still do. A lot of people who have met my family will say things like my mom and grandpa "don't look Chinese," even though their ancestry is 100% from China (and we've done DNA tests to confirm). Even other Chinese people will say this, but almost always its southern Chinese people. They never say that my grandma doesn't look Chinese, because my grandma is also from southern China like they are. But because most aren't used to seeing as many northern Chinese in the diaspora, northern Chinese don't look as Chinese to them. I can say that of the northern Chinese I know--friends, neighbours, acquaintances, etc., most share similar features to those in the video. I often watch a lot of Chinese dramas, where actors are more likely to be of northern Chinese descent, and on many instances people have commented to me how some of the actors don't look Chinese at all. In some cases its because they are not ethnically Han Chinese but are from one of the ethnic minorities in China, and in other cases its just they have different features than what people normally associate with Chinese. For some examples search up names like: Lu Taichong, Song Ya Gang, Wang Kang, Eldos Faruk." PS: This video is here for *historic purposes* and *not to discuss present day China-related politics* So please think of this before making your comment!

@andreas7136

Ай бұрын

Perhaps the used b/w film stock was not panchromatic. This may have contributed to dark skin colours.

@andanssas

Ай бұрын

@@andreas7136 darker skins were also due to sunlight exposure. Nowadays many Chinese & Japanese still avoid it like the plague, since the stigma of a farm/field worker is still attached to it. Unlike Nordic skins that just get burned, most if not all races skins in Asia get tanned.

@JeeryAltkins

Ай бұрын

22:10 The hands are black, which is obviously unreasonable! Your face will tan, but have you ever seen your hands tan? It’s about light!

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

@@JeeryAltkins The back of hands tan just as much as faces! It's the inside that stays lighter. I repeat: do not blame the A.I. Watch the original B&W footage on Archive.org It is amazing to note that viewers are not able to accept that the population of Peking had a different composition a century ago. There are more videos about old China around 1910 on KZread. They all show the same darker skin tones. Also look at present day pictures/footage of people from Mongolia.

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

PS: Watch this about Manchuria: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIl61dKad7jHpsY.html

Thank you so much! My great-grandparents were American missionaries in China from 1904-1919. They loved the Chinese people so much...this really gives me an idea of all the things they saw while there.

@sandponics

Ай бұрын

They are probably the ones who caused the revolution in 1948.

@_Meng_Lan

Ай бұрын

​@@sandponicsno they were no doubt martyred. Read John and Betty Stam. These were real missionaries not the ywam or false maga Christians

@1nePercentJuice

Ай бұрын

Your great-grandparents were kind of wack for trying to force their religion upon others.

@deborahmantha1080

Ай бұрын

Yes, they would have been "wack" if they were forcing their religion upon others, but they weren't. Religion is a matter of the heart. @@1nePercentJuice

When you see this kind of poverty in China. We who are living now, have to appreciate all the sacrifices our ancestors have made.

This kind of video is what makes KZread and the internet in general worth it.

it's over 100 years since these images were recorded and the people in the images are all long dead. I wonder if those who looked on at the funny man winding a handle on a box realised that people in countries far away would be watching them over 100 years later. Providing these films are never lost, the people in them will live for an eternity.

My great granddad sailed all over Asia in the early 1900s as a USN sailor. He had a tattoo on his forearm from Hong Kong. Would love to have seen the world back then before globalism made every place so similar.

@protectorh9167

Ай бұрын

Yes all countries do like imitating the west unless their comments on it.

@knife-wieldingspidergod5059

Ай бұрын

A China sailor. On a gun boat, I assume?

@AlexejSvirid

Ай бұрын

The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)

@darquanjr

Ай бұрын

@@protectorh9167yeah its because they copy the west. Definatly not because of the wests colonialism and imperialism…

@realMoMoPuFF

Ай бұрын

​@@darquanjr Countries whom were not colonized by the West want to be like the West.

China has come a long way through their hard work and suffering and perseverance. A true testament to it's enduring ambitions and determination to succeed.

@Anonymous-ip4qx

Ай бұрын

What are you talking about. China has been ruined thanks to the people in charge that destroyed true Chinese culture and traditions.

@Dannysince1985

21 күн бұрын

They have come a long way, to mass counterfeit goods, shoddy building work, mass cheap inferior manufacturing, appalling human rights, terrible prison like living conditions for a lot of its citizens, nanny state control. For the mega rich yeah it's great, but just like everywhere else the common people suffer.

For those saying this is fake/AI generated, it's not. Technology currently is not capable of creating something like this, and any signs of Ai is because it's upscaled from a poorer quality

@Rick88888888

22 күн бұрын

Ah, finally someone who understands A.I. The heaps of nonsense viewers have proclaimed under this video about A.I. is staggering...

@virginiatyree6705

18 күн бұрын

​@@Rick88888888, There's a LOT of ignorance in a LOT of the comments. Thank you for posting and your efforts. Fascinating look back. v

看了感動到流淚，這就是百年前最真實的中國，那時窮困貧乏，但街上的場景人來人往顯現中華人最勤奮最樸實的一面，而且出乎意料的是環境街景看起來老舊破敗，但是很整潔，可見那時文化教育可能不高，但人的素質挺高，社會的氛圍頗為祥和，要不是戰亂，中國應該早就成很有發展的國家，不必等百年後了😢

@user-so5jt4ie5p

Ай бұрын

好事多磨

@nullptr64

Ай бұрын

没办法，谁叫中华民国跑了呢

@user-pq9kn9tw1o

Ай бұрын

@@nullptr64 还有吹中华民国的。多少影视作品展现民国时期的迂腐破败。三毛流浪记没看过？那可是全中国最好的地方上海。能吹民国的。都是不了解历史的

@greybluesea

29 күн бұрын

1917年是北洋时期，当时我国的“维新”、“自强”的风气不输日本

@user-pq9kn9tw1o

29 күн бұрын

@@greybluesea 输不输日本。过的也不行。这不是这条评论鼓吹民国的理由

This is the period of "warlords" in Chinese history before Nationalists Party (KMT) unified the country. Thank you for processing and sharing these precious films. What a difference a hundred year makes in China. From no automobiles on the streets in the film to the largest auto export country in the world today.

@theterminator3779

Ай бұрын

There was one automobile in the video , it was at 7.56 in the video

@rosejanet80

Ай бұрын

Things really got changed rapidly in 100 years.

Utterly amazed. Such Chinese History. The incredible leap made from 1917 til today is astounding. Thank you for the History and the work put into this post. I was lucky enough to visit China many times in the 2004 - 8 recent times, and was amazed.

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

This is the closest thing we have to a Time Machine.

As for th argument why Chinese look dark in old videos, I offer an explanation: Don't use imagination. Use reality. We Chinese households all have several old photos taken at the beginning of the last century, and our great grandparents are all so black. But in my grandfather's generation, my father's generation, it's not like this anymore. I have met my grandfather and my maternal grandfather. My grandfather was a teacher, fair looking, white skin, and my maternal grandfather was a farmer with a dark skin. This is our personal experience, much more reliable than any so-called expert's explanation. So since ancient times, Chinese people have admired white skin because it is a manifestation of identity, indicating that this person has separated from physical labor and become a wealthy class. The army guys are also labor in the sun. Here I will repeat why Chinese people looked black in the image materials a hundred years ago: 1. working under the scorching sun, 2. poor hygiene conditions (not taking a shower or washing face), 3. poor shooting hardware and technology. In addition, we Chinese prefer white skin, not because of the influence of the westerners. Since very very old books written in the centuries B.C, the appreciation of the beauty has been there. In the history of contemporary Chinese art, a famous oil painting called "Father" was created by Luo Zhongli in 1980 (I offered a KZread link in comments). This is all because he is not someone's father, but represents the typical image of a Chinese farmer, with dark and rough skin, and a bewildered and numb deep gaze. If you Westerners don't understand history, you will think he is a low caste Indian or African. But this is the Chinese farmers of the past few thousand years. It has only been in recent decades that Chinese farmers have become fair. No need to use a hoe to cultivate land under the scorching sun, we have switched to using machinery.

@krisaaron8180

Ай бұрын

Did use of coal stoves for have something to do with it? It's hard to tell but some people look like their faces are blackened, like coal miners.

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your thoughtful comment

@WarLionsofGesar

Ай бұрын

@@krisaaron8180 Coal workers are another matter, they only have two white eyes and the rest are black. Haha. The black skin of farmers has nothing to do with coal. In ancient times, poor families used to burn firewood, which was a dry branch of a tree. Families who could afford coal were all landlords.

@junaplantbased9093

Ай бұрын

Why is the world ashamed of its dark heritage lol sun burn and melanin are two different things these dark Chinese are clearly melaninated people.

@BalboaBaggins

Ай бұрын

tlngr

I have taken several courses in modern China at my university. This time period is very interesting, and this video brought it to life in a way that is hard to capture through textual sources. Thank you for this!

Absolutely amazing trip back in time, each scene is fantastic, like an old painting - but moving! Please do more fragments, if not the whole ten reels :-)

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

I wish I could find the full 10 reels. I searched a long time for them, but they are nowhere to be found. There is only one (poor quality) film by the same maker about Japan in 1918 on Archive.org

This is a rare sight indeed!! Awesome coloration! Thanks

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Look better and clean than many slum place in India 2024

@airplanedude3103

Ай бұрын

I don't know why you specifically mentioned India when most of Asia, Africa and Latin/South America is littered with them. They are also present in the U.S., albeit in considerably lower numbers.

@Peter-pe6pp

23 күн бұрын

You havent been to.China recently I guess? There are lots of dirty placed there too. I couldnt even go to the toilet in some places I.visited. i have been to.China and India. Its all about where you go.

Because of all those hard-working people, today China is the most developed and advanced country in the world.

@hulamei3117

7 күн бұрын

Not advanced

@Echo-of-the-MessiYAH-316

4 күн бұрын

That’s a lie !

It's unblievable even for Z generation Chinese. This ground has been changed dramaticly.

As a Chinese who works in Beijing, this is quite precious. My nation has developed so much.

@gissyb1

Ай бұрын

I actually do not call it development. you have lost the essence of china.. this old days is lovely...now china is just like usa

@user-ty1on7dy7n

Ай бұрын

It certainly has, Beijing architecture is quite impressive.

@yoiashi

29 күн бұрын

i dont like china but i have to admit that it is progressing in a faster rate than western countries, at least in terms of infrastructure.

@aglis_

26 күн бұрын

@@gissyb1 "Essence of China" as you call it while living in New Zealand and likely don't know extensively a single Chinese person. You're a special one.

streets are so clean, remarkable architecture, thanks for posting!

@joshgee8714

Ай бұрын

No disposable products back then

It already look more developed than modern India.

@fife8332

Ай бұрын

The skies and buildings of indian cities would be much cleaner without the number of cars/motorcycles/rickshaws that it has. During lockdowns in Mumbai at the very beginning of the pandemic, there were almost no cars or vehicles driving around for like two weeks. In that time the haze lifted, the sky was bright blue and you could see the stars at night, really beautiful. I’ve never been anti-fossil fuels, but that really made me realize the cost of gas cars on daily wellbeing in crowded urban centers.

@yaucharles91

Ай бұрын

@@fife8332 Its the cleanliness that make India look bad! India architecture is good in my opinion.

@DesertStormTimes

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@Weeping-Angel

Ай бұрын

This is Beijing though. And India didn’t use modern technology at all back then.

@ifoundpeaceindrowning8030

Ай бұрын

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太兴奋了，可以看到100多年前的北京城，感谢视频的提供者，作为一个北京人感到非常高兴。希望大家有机会也可以来北京看看，视频里大部分的建筑现在都还在。已经成为世界文化遗产的一部分。再次感谢大家。😊

The colorization makes this video absolutely stunning and better than a movie set! It is definitely worth a second and third look. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. 🙏

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@Peter-pe6pp

23 күн бұрын

It is inaccurate though in terms of colour

@megeek727

23 күн бұрын

@@Peter-pe6pp Agreed. I was in China a few years ago and the buildings and roof tiles were closer to a grey clay in color. The colorization does make it look better.

a nice selection of music you have made

The traditional, beautiful, peaceful China. I love it.

I love how in the 1890s- 1920s the all cities of Earth had an distinct yet near modern flavor. A mix of both the old and the new in great proportions.

Rickshaw man was a tough job.

@otisarmyalso

Ай бұрын

He still going many Asian places

I have been in china 8 times last past 13 years, amazing country, awesome people❤

@berklia

Ай бұрын

are they still black like in the film?

@georgewilder7423

13 күн бұрын

@@berklia ..if you've got enough money, go see for yourself?

AFTER MY MEXICAN GRANMAMA PASSED AWAY I FOUND OUT THAT MY GRANDFATHER WAS CHINESE WHO MIGRATED WITH HIS PARENTS TO VENEZUELA TO ESCAPE HUNGER THEN THEY SETTLED IN MEXICO ACTUALLY LINARES N.L. MEXICO. THAT EXPLAINED WHY LOVE CHINOISERIE OVER MEXICAN POTTERY AND FURNITURE SINCE YOUNG. I WATCH CHINESE DRAMAS 24/7 TRYING TO CAPTURE IN MY MIND HOW MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS WOULD HAVE LIVED IN CHINA. CHINA VIDEOS ..THEY MAKE ME HAPPY.. I AM A FIRST BORN TEXAN OF MEXICAN AND CHINESE DESCENT. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE HAVE VIDEOS WHERE THEY ARE BUILDING PAGODAS?.

@junxu7588

22 күн бұрын

Love how open-minded you are. I guess when people have mixed heritage, they're naturally more open and less judgemental?

Thank you so much for the footage. The music was soothing, it was lovely to see the architecture and the people of back then. The music just made this 10x better , thank youuu

I am Chinese, but not from Beijing or Shanghai... the capital of China. With the unprecedented development of modern societal change in China, I cannot see the old city anymore, what a pity, yet it is amazing to see this from KZread, and in color...come from a very small village in China, I only can catch up the memories, which is old and rural Chinese city...

@jaydouglas5847

20 күн бұрын

What part of China is your home village in. When and where did you learn to write English so well ?

My mum grew up in similar conditions, quite poor, outside all the time, happy and well. I can so relate to these folks. Don't we all see how similar we all are?

Many people today criticise and down grade China saying so much negative about them but I don't see much examples in history that a nation with in 3 or 4 decades changed it's status from struggling to manage 3 meals a day to a super power. Always pay respect where it is due, no matter who is on the opposite side.

@Meatlover971

Ай бұрын

Well said 👏

@heavenlysonshine

Ай бұрын

At what price? Total loss of all personal rigthts and freedom? A 'superpower' of government, maybe.

@qingmingyang1093

Ай бұрын

@@heavenlysonshine 没有你说的那么不堪，“所有个人权利和自由”？你说的权利是骂政府、选举？维护人权的最终的方式是法治，把应该做的和不应该做的进行规范，从而形成法律。而这正是中国政府正在做的

Back than China had 400 million inhabitants and even than it was crowded. India had 250 million (all of India, including Pakistan and Bangladesh) Mexico had 15 million Brazil had 18 million Germany had 64 million Austria-Hungary had 50 million Great Britain had 42 million (including Ireland) France had 39 million (including Algeria) Egypt had 13 million South Africa had 6 million Japan had 53 million .... a lot has changed since than

Wow what a treasure this is!! Absolutely riveting. The funeral procession was stunning. Wonderful music too! 🙏

Its incredible how fast the world has changed since WW1. This has been the standard of living for over centuries and look at what we have now.

@kdegraa

Ай бұрын

The Chinese in China were poor and backwards till around 1979.

I wonder what type of cameras were used to film these scenes? It certainly was a major source of intrigue and fascination to those who were being filmed. Great video, by the way.

@Rick88888888

25 күн бұрын

Probably a hand cranked camera on a heavy wooden tripod like this one: cinemaantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSC08552-600x743.jpg

Reflecting on past footage can be unsettling, as it forces us to confront our own mortality. Billions of individuals who preceded us experienced life's worries, fears, joys, love, and laughter, only for their stories to be erased in an instant. Countless intriguing narratives and fascinating individuals remain unknown to us. The way future generations will perceive us, with our lives documented through vlogs and interviews, contrasts sharply with the loss of 5000+ years of digital undocumented history It’s why rare early footage like this will always be viewed more than our modern versions, because there’s so much mystery in it as there’s so little of it.

Beautifully restored footage! I felt like I was walking through a magic portal to a long-gone world (that had previously lasted for a couple of thousand years.) All palace and park scenes were lovely. What was really poignant was seeing those curious onlookers from so long ago. They probably never saw a movie camera before.

Some of the coolest historic footage on YT. Thank you!

@stefanschleps8758

28 күн бұрын

Agreed. The funeral was killer!

Chaos, poor, civil wars, nothing good happend during that period of our country. Thanks for uploading this, I will watch it again with my sons, they are kind of taking the good life they're having now for granted.

Another great historical video. Thank your taking the time to put this together. Regards

Fascinating video. The colorization really makes it feel more immediate. Wonderful to see!

It's a strange thing about humans on Earth. Billions humans passed through here and went somewhere. We don't know why they came and why they went

Thank you for sharing this media with us, very impressive views and excellent processing from you as we have seen before on your channel. You are really handling the material with dignity adding very subtle colouration and as in this case rather music which suits the secenes than comments, brillant.

Thanks for the contribution of each generation of Chinese people , as a Chinese I feel proud to my country🙏🙏👍

@slashsaussier

Ай бұрын

Yes u should be very proud❤

@DancingShiva788

Ай бұрын

As an American commentator, there is a lot to be proud of.

Amazing what a people can do if they put their mind to it. Sad how some countries are still stuck in this era

Wonderfu job, as usual. Thanks for taking us back in the history of mankind. If not for your amazing work we wouldn't have seen and enjoy them. Thanks again.

i know its real when i see coily headed in royal attire

@dude9318

10 күн бұрын

Huh

@Fruit732

9 күн бұрын

@@dude9318 she's saying she knows this is a real video because the people have wooly hair and are royalty.

Absolutely amazing if you compare it with nowadays. China evolved at Lightspeed! Impressive!

Those poor men running along pulling carts with people in, imagine doing that all day.

Great video mate, thanks for sharing! What a beautiful place, such a beautiful city. 🙌🏻

Fascinating to watch a period of history and especially how the ordinary folk lived. I noticed that there was a stark difference between the men in the first and second half. In the first half, few sported the queue but more had the queue in the second half. I wonder when the KMT enforced the cutting off of the queue. I had an old client who was over a century old who told us his experience when men with queues were caught in the streets and forced to cut off their queues. He was terrified. He told me his was a roofer so when he came to Nanyang he was able to set up his roofing business. Looking at the buildings, I can see why Chinese were sought after by the British administration for their construction skills. They weren’t treated well and were discriminated upon and there was much violent clashes and murders by the local ethnic groups on Chinese migrants. Yet the Chinese brought with them industry skills and know how that pleased the colonial masters. Even up to the 1960s and 1970s, few local ethnicities possessed these skills and when anti-Chinese government policies excluded Chinese from partaking in government projects, there was no choice but to introduce corrupt practices to locals to set up shell companies and subcontract out to the Chinese to carry out the actual work. The Chinese were known for their industry, know how and craftsmanship, and yet, were discriminated against. From this clip, you can see how tough the working conditions were, work was truly Ku Li (bitter work). Life was Ku for many Chinese working class. It’s no wonder they had to migrate overseas in search of a way to live. I also noted the colour of the clothes, they were all drab and muted colours. So in the KMT era, there was still a colour ban on the different social classes? I don’t think the KMT were much enlightened if that was the case. I see without enthusiasm the opulence of the elite classes in the light of the bitter lives of the masses.

@paulohagan3309

Ай бұрын

I don't know about then but I read that in the past it was expensive to dye clothes and so was reserved for the rich. In addition there were at certain times of history sumptuary laws reserving certain colors for the so-called nobles only even if a peasant did well enough to color his clothes a bit..

Great footage! My respect for the camera man

It already look more beautiful and peaceful than USA

@CovenOfWonders

Ай бұрын

way more culture

@kuroneko77716

Ай бұрын

rent free

A lot of this lifestyle in general still exist today but in rural areas of China.

@augustwest8559

23 күн бұрын

I agree especially in the area that Nike shoes are made.

@yanshuai1

23 күн бұрын

我怎么不知道

a fabulous insight into Chinese culture back then

Where did all the black Chinese people in this video go?

@insidiousmaximus

18 күн бұрын

Chicago

@paulinewebber8173

17 күн бұрын

😂

@paulinewebber8173

17 күн бұрын

Dey doing ALL the backbreaking work, as usual..... 🙄🤦🏽‍♂️

@zihaoding7828

17 күн бұрын

black people were in China mostly from pirates before year 600, and has been a thing still today, but in the past they kind treat very dark skined people as same group, which includes some tribes from south Asia, darker indians, and northern aficans. of course by 1917 most people in the northern china still cant get a hotshower in months or years.

@kewenLu

17 күн бұрын

Damn man haha, these people were just burnt to black because they have to work under the sunshine all the day. As a Chinese who have seen my grandparents, I can tell you this

😢😢 ❤ I'm very happy that I seen this old videos ❤ I don't know why I'm feel emotionally attached by this video. ❤ Its very peaceful and simple living ❤ I love it so much😢😭😭 My heart is very happy to see this old videos. I'm in my 30's now and this video it was hundred years old. Thanks so much and I subscribed to your channel

Quin dynasty is pronounced ching! Love the videos you produce, especially this one as I traveled for business during the 1990s when they were ripping up all the old Chinese houses and building roads etc. keep up the good work.

This is extraordinary! Thank you for sharing this. 🌹

It would be nice if someone made a comparison video of how everything looks today. Probably there is nothing left of these old buildings.

@Rick88888888

23 күн бұрын

I am no expert, but the summer and winter palaces are still there as well as the Jezuit observatory. Indeed a lot seems to have gone. Like so many people I've never been to China.

Just imagine the people in this video are long gone, that's mind blowing

@LeMouvementNZ

Ай бұрын

was just thinking that

@russe19642

Ай бұрын

Even the youngest,life

@paulohagan3309

Ай бұрын

We are dust blowing in the wind ...

tq so much for uploading this historical footage

Congratulations ❤love the images as the music. Thank you 😊

This place looks more developed than some places in the US right now👀

Fantastic footage thank you so much

A-m-a-z-i-n-g. Simply wonderful. Thank you! It couldn't be more authentic. Stunning!

Very interesting it's very very difficult to kept this kind of video, I hope it could keep maintained for generation. Thanks for sharing .. it's a marvellous work 🎉🎉🎉

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful combination of music and video

Thank you for uploading this. Humanity has come along way.

I Really Love Historic Videos like tihs. And i Love the Start Musik...whats the Name from this Song? Sorry my bad English and big thx for this Video. You got Abbo and Like fpr Sure :D - Greetings

My favourite part was seeing the camels. It reminded me that Beijing is at the eastern most edge of the Gobi Desert. Desert Road to Turkestan, by Owen Latimore is a good read about one of the most important trade routes from before even the Han Dynasty. I think Latimore was in the wool trade. 非混淆之人民并不存在。纯粹民族的概论好像和现代民族国家主义很有关系。当然一个民族一个地点面临帝国的侵犯的时候会创造国粹传说。不管看到反清复明，抗日，泰国比缅甸，过去的南斯拉夫，芬兰比瑞典，各个基督教比基督教人民总是会产生冲突而它所造成的故事。人就这样。

Such a stunning reminder of the breakneck speed at which human civilization is evolving

@Rick88888888

20 күн бұрын

Evolving indeed, but not for the better....

@hihi-pd6wy

20 күн бұрын

The West participated in the 300 year process of Manchu‘s’ destruction of China, and Latin originated from Manchu languages

@robertmcquiggan9999

19 күн бұрын

Many parts of China remain in a state similar to this today. Even after the communists murdered upward of 45 million people in Mao's "Great Leap Forward" to modernize China, most of the people there live in a much worse state than they did back at the turn of the 20th century. Of course, communist propaganda says otherwise. But communists are inveterate liars.

@stonewood3233

19 күн бұрын

@@hihi-pd6wy bro no one asked gtfo 🤣

@burningpipe2627

17 күн бұрын

@@hihi-pd6wy machu wasnt even advanced to begin with. China never had a goethe.

If I was being carried like that as a rich person I would get sick as it it looks like you bounce around a lot.

@georgewilder7423

13 күн бұрын

Ahhh! But it's like sea sickness...you get used to it. Duh!!

Hi @Rick88888888, just discovered your channel and its highly valued content. Much appreciated for sharing this. Groeten uit Zeeland.

Great music selection

Look how dark their skins are. Less than a hundred years and most are now considered almost white.

@Yeeeap18

21 күн бұрын

That is not true.

@lindc1070

20 күн бұрын

This video is fakely coloured. Just look at videos of chinese immigrants in Singapore in 1920s, born in China . Singapore is hotter yet they are much lighter. They have been darkened artificially in this video

@lindc1070

20 күн бұрын

Its fake because of inaccurate colourisation.

@IamHandsome4u

14 күн бұрын

Bcs they are poor people and are overly exposed to the sun, that is not their true color, look at the rich ones.

thank you for sharing!!

Une très grande nostalgie de ce qui fut le monde autrefois...et en même temps vraiment magnifique de voir,ou bien de revoir ces belles images !!.. - Merci infiniment pour le partage 🙏👍

I've been to Hankou in Wuhan and to see some old footage of it here gave me an amazing feeling of the history of that place. Thank you!

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yup. Civilisation took a wrong turn not long after that.

@Bestmann3n

20 күн бұрын

took a wrong turn the moment we started doing agriculture.

@hihi-pd6wy

19 күн бұрын

The West participated in the 300 year process of Manchu‘s’ destruction of China, and Latin originated from Manchu languages

China has come such a long way in just 100 years. What amazing achievement!

Amazing video! Thank you for the efforts!

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Such a great recording. Thanks for uploading it. All the people were gone, dogs were gone and horses were gone. Kinda make me nostalgic

Fascinating! And what is even more fascinating: Look at China now! What an astonishing development in shorter than 120 years! In spite of the present policical situation, which is hard for us westerners to understand, one must admit that they achieved unbelievable things. Chinese people are incredibly hardworking! Respect!!!

These old videos makes me sad realising they all are dead. 😔

@Nylon_riot

Ай бұрын

Everyone just passes through. But the people of all kinds did their part to keep their civilization going that is still here today. And that is what we all hope to achieve. We arrive, we do our part, and then we move on. Our descendants will do the same, and so will theirs, that is the important part.

@user-px9gv9tt5p

Ай бұрын

世界上最公平的事情就是所有人都会死

This was a very painful period in China's recent history, also known as the "Century of Humiliation," which was brought on by the invasion of imperialism and local warlord conflict. Despite suffering from extreme poverty and physical hard labor, the Chinese people persevered, and Chinese culture continued. Now, 120 years later, China has developed into a major superpower in the world. It has proved that China is a great civilizational state.

@TheGrmany69

Ай бұрын

Thne Mao came along, tried to kill Chiang Kai Shek, and ultimately led the cultural destruction also known as the cultural revolution.

@CannibaLouiST

Ай бұрын

the commies destroyed the tomb of confucius, of xiang yu, of yue fei and of justice bao.

@CannibaLouiST

Ай бұрын

@MaxineWashington it aint like the chinese were that rich in the whole 19th century

The Chinese dignitary being carried in his sedan chair (5:13) must have been seasick for a week!!

Thank you for posting such amazing footages and the painstaking work! It really transported me to a different place, a different time. What a trip. I am so moved just watching the manual labor alone, pondering what the collective must've been like, their bodies so much more connected with the lives they led; the sheer energy of the city, the activity, is endlessly fascinating to think about. To think that those streets have been walked on with the same kind of liveliness for like a 1000 years, without much fundamental change in the lifestyle for generations back then. That's actually really moving to think about. Bouncing back and forth between that thought and the thought that within a century human technology has advanced so quickly that it has become so self-destructive. If advancement is leading to less life on earth, is it really advancement? Gosh, what a very heavy feeling in my chest right now.

@richardhart8121

20 күн бұрын

The manual labor was blowing my mind, everyone involved, except maybe those fortunate enough to be carted around by the less fortunate runners. The eight or ten guys packing down a road base with a 400 ib. weight suspended on ropes slung across their shoulders; a particular moment for me. I slowed the playback speed down to .25, just to catch all the characters whizzing by; all the old souls. Without all the distractions of modern day, I imagine they spent a lot more time thinking about each other and their relationships

All of them are gone to a dimension beyond our understanding and soon we will be there as well

@blokin5039

Ай бұрын

You are going down for sure..

Matt's drumming is flawless and fits perfectly 🙌🙌🙌

Very precious historical records. I didn’t know that there were so many Western style buildings in Beijing already at the time! I like the Chinese architecture for China regardless!

As I watch this I can't help to think all these people are now gone. In another 100 years the people of the future will think the same about us

@alexc6324

Ай бұрын

according to this video they will think that we were all black.

Totally amazing film, so good to see into the past, thank you for sharing on here.

The part of the movie labelled "The Winter Palace," was that actually the Summer Palace, or parts of the Forbidden City that I have never seen before? I am guessing it is the Summer Palace because of the large lake or canal. Thank you for posting this video!

Love little glimpses of people and the past thank u i enjoyed this very much

That is WONDEFUL. We are SO fortunate to have this view into the old world. thank you for sharing

29:09 is the USS Helena, a Wilmington Class Gunboat, with just very few pictures of it left. Beautiful.

@Rick88888888

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much. At first I thought you were mistaken, looking at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Helena_(CL-50) built 20 years later around 1939, but you are right that it is its predecessor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Helena_(PG-9) commissioned in 1897. Well spotted!