Postman in late Qing Dynasty. This paper selects 10 old photos to show the situation of postal industry in the late Qing Dynasty, especially the postman's wading through mountains and rivers to deliver mail, which makes people feel deeply moved. Are these postmen similar to today's? Express brother? . However, they are better than? Express brother? It's even harder, walking dozens of miles on two legs every day, not avoiding the wind and rain, and sending emails to every household. An old saying? A letter from home is worth a ton of gold? We can better understand the meaning of this sentence after seeing these photos. ?

Daqing general post office. The Qing Dynasty implemented the traditional post-delivery system for a long time. With the development of the situation, 1896, Emperor Guangxu approved the establishment of a modern postal service modeled after the European model, and established the Qing Post Office, with an Englishman Hurd as the postmaster. 1906 set up the Ministry of postal services, which is responsible for postal services, shipping administration, road administration, electricity administration and other affairs.

1906, the staff of Fujian Post Office took a group photo. There were two stages of post stations in Qing Dynasty. The first layer is government official documents and emergency documents, and the second layer is letters from ordinary people and war materials that the army needs to retrieve.

1906, Fuzhou post office, the top four are postmen. A sign was specially hung in front of the post office: the post office is important and no noise is allowed. ?

A postman who delivers mail in Yunnan. Postmen in the late Qing Dynasty mostly delivered mail on foot, and occasionally rode horses and camels. They will have a hard time when they meet bad weather or destinations with high mountains and high waters. As soon as you receive the task, no matter what the weather is like, you should start at once and send it to the next stop. You can't use the difficult road as an excuse to delay.

Shaanxi postman is delivering mail to Lanzhou. With the help of the postman's shoulder pole and feet, relatives and friends thousands of miles apart can exchange messages to solve their thoughts. Of course, this postman doesn't walk directly from Xi 'an to Lanzhou, he will pass it on to the next stop, and another person will continue to transport it, just like a relay run.

Shaanxi postman carries mail across the river on a sheepskin raft. The post office has formulated a set of rules and regulations to restrain the postman's behavior. For example, the company's articles of association stipulate: Any post office staff who opens envelopes privately and spreads leaks shall be punished according to their own laws and regulations in addition to the rules and regulations formulated by the bureau. ?