On August 11, 1872, 30 boys with signature Manchu queues gathered on the pierhead in Shanghai. Wearing traditional handmade shoes with soles made from dozens of layers of cotton cloth tightly sewn together, long robes which could only be worn by males who had been educated or had a social standing, each of them also carried a standard-issue suitcase.

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  • Zhengping Tian

摘要

On August 11, 1872, 30 boys with signature Manchu queues gathered on the pierhead in Shanghai. Wearing traditional handmade shoes with soles made from dozens of layers of cotton cloth tightly sewn together, long robes which could only be worn by males who had been educated or had a social standing, each of them also carried a standard-issue suitcase.