How did people live in the past?

First, clothes? Simple and monotonous, before the reform and opening up, people's clothes were all coarse khaki, and Haichang blue almost filled urban and rural areas. From rural areas to cities, they are all blue, gray and black. Everyone wears workers' and peasants' clothes and Zhongshan suits. The whole of China lives in such a monotonous clothing age, so it is nicknamed "blue ant" by foreigners. ?

2. Food: There was a great improvement before the reform and opening up, but the lack of food was monotonous, tickets were prevalent, people were malnourished, and some rural areas did not solve the basic problem of food and clothing. ? Food stamps are the product of planned economy. The era when tickets are popular is also an era of material shortage. Only on holidays can people buy some cakes, sweets and dried fruits with tickets, which are very small. ?

3. Housing: During the period of the founding of the People's Republic of China-most of the urban residents' houses with poor living conditions were small in area and simple in facilities. For example, the courtyard in the north and the pavilion in the south are very crowded and messy, and the house is too small, which gives people a sense of oppression. In rural areas, most of the inland areas in the north are adobe houses and caves, and most of them are thatched houses in the south. These houses are in disrepair. People and animals sometimes live in the same room with poor sanitary conditions. ?

Bungalows with poor living conditions and uniform and monotonous style replaced the dilapidated houses in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Pieces of fish-scale tiles have replaced the dilapidated roof, and the walls are no longer Shi Zhuan, but flat and white walls made of lime. But there is almost no decoration in the house, only basic furniture such as beds, tables and chairs. It looks simple and neat, full of harmony and tranquility. ?

4. Travel: During the period just after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the traffic was inconvenient. Trams and cars were more common in big cities (such as Beijing and Shanghai), and rickshaws and bicycles were more common means of transportation. Bicycles and rickshaws are not rare in ordinary small and medium-sized cities. In rural areas, there are wagons and rickshaws in the north and boats and ox carts in the south. Walking is the most common way to travel.

Later, the city's traffic resources were extremely limited. Besides walking on two legs, people can also travel by bus and bike. However, there are few bus lines and cars are often crowded. By contrast, the most convenient means of transportation is of course a bicycle. China was once called "the kingdom of bicycles", which shows people's dependence on bicycles. However, the road construction at that time was also very backward, which brought a lot of inconvenience to people's daily life. ?