I think there are three reasons: first, the makeup and photography techniques at that time were far less developed than now, so it is normal for us to see that the last empresses felt that they were ordinary; Secondly, the family background of concubines in Qing dynasty is the first, and their moral character is the second. Their looks generally do not need special consideration, so the concubines who can be selected may all have ordinary looks. The third is that if the emperor pays too much attention to appearance in the draft, it will make people feel a little frivolous. After all, there are many examples in history of beautiful women ruining the country and the people. To sum up, this is why the photos of concubines in Qing Dynasty look so different. Terrible? Reason.

Let's talk about the first point. Nowadays, most beautiful women use all kinds of makeup and even plastic surgery. Change? Or is it? The whole? Get out. Coupled with the popularity of various beauty cameras, the photos taken are particularly beautiful. However, in the Qing Dynasty, plastic surgery and makeup techniques were not as skilled as they are now, and there were no various beauty cameras, so it was normal that the painted portraits and photos were not beautiful.

This second point is related to a draft system in the Qing Dynasty, in which women of noble birth and dignified and generous are generally chosen. Empresses and concubines in the Qing Dynasty were usually Manchu or Mongolian, or were born in a coating. In particular, the emperor shunzhi stipulates that harem concubines can only be Manchu women, including Han Qi. Therefore, it is not difficult to see from this point that the harem chooses concubines and gives birth first. In addition to birth, but also depends on the woman's personality, appearance is not the main factor to consider.

This third point is easier to understand. There are too many cases in history in which beautiful women mistakenly entered the country, so the Qing emperor did not dare to choose those beautiful women when choosing concubines, for fear of repeating the same mistakes. These three points are why the concubines of the Qing Dynasty look like this. Terrible? Reason.