在上海租界專揹外國嬰兒的人 Amah. Baby Carrier:Chinese Amah carried foreigner's baby on her back in concession

Baby Carrier: Chinese Amah carried foreigner's baby on her back in concessions,1840s~1940s
1845~1947,西方列強為了打開中國市場,藉由戰爭在中國設立十多個租界,外國人陸續移民中國工作生活，這帶給封建中國的老百姓從未有過的百年衝擊，也激發了在夾縫中求生存的生命力,各種糊口的新機會應運而生, 在租界的揹娃人Amah 就是一例。
1845~1947, in order to open up the Chinese market, the western countries conquered China to establish concessions in China. Foreigners immigrated to China continuously. This brought feudal China huge impact. However, it inspired Chinese vitality of survival. All kinds of new opportunities for subsistence came into being, such as Amah.

租借 Concessions in China 1845-1947：
上海 1845-1945
厦門 1852-1930
天津 1860-1947
廣州 1861-1946
鎮江 1861-1946
九江 1861-1927
漢口 1895-1946
哈爾濱 1896-1952
重慶 1897-1943
杭州 1897-1943
蘇州 1897-1943
旅順大連 1898-1923
威海衛 1898-1940
青島 1898-1922

字幕：
早期的婦女習慣背後揹娃 
以便空出雙手好幹活
養孩子過日子需要背兒帶 
亂世中帶孩子逃難更需要它  
背上一個娃 雙手抱一個 衣角牽一個 就是大時代印象
在什麼都沒有的年代  背上的娃就是盼頭
多一個娃 多一個盼頭
在媽媽背上長大的小孩 幾年後就長成揹小孩的小孩
不論小姊姊或小哥哥 揹著弟弟妹妹就是童年
[專業揹娃人~Amah 阿嬤]
19世紀中～20世紀中  
中國婦女在租界幫傭帶孩子
外國人喚她們為 Amah
[Amah上工神器 ~ 背兒帶]
Amah將背兒袋帶進外國人家庭揹起洋娃娃 
洋娃娃也成為在Amah背上長大的小孩 
Amah 帶娃幹活兩不誤  CP值爆表
就業足跡遍大陸 香港 新加坡

Subtitles:
Chinese women used to carry baby on their backs
So that they were able to work effectively. 
Raising baby needed a baby carrier.
During wars, it's more useful to carry baby away from disasters.
Carrying a baby on her back, holding another child, and bringing a kid. 
It’s the image of that era.
In such a hopeless world, the baby on mom's back was the hope.
One more baby, one more hope
A few years later, the baby on mom’s back became a child who carried baby on the back.
No matter of being as an elder sister or brother, 
carried baby on her/his back was the childhood.
Professional Amah carried foreigner’s baby on her back
mid 19th Century～mid 20th Century
Chinese women were hired as babysitters / home maids by foreigners in concessions.
western people called them Amah
[Amah’s magic helper ~ Baby Carrier]
Amah carried foreigner's baby on her back with her own baby carrier.
Thus, the foreigner's baby also became a child who grow up on Amah’s back
Amah were so capable that they could do babysitting and housekeeping at the same time.
That’s why Amah were so competitive in foreigner society of China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

參考文獻Sources＆References：
濟良所娃娃 Door of Hope Mission Doll, Shanghai (1901~1937)
Painting《皇清職貢圖》清 傅恒(1722-1793)
Painting《職貢圖》清 謝遂 (18th Century) 
Photographer攝影家C.E. Le Munyon (1850~1935) 
Photographer攝影家John Thomson (1837~1921)
Photographer攝影家 香港繽綸攝影工作室 Pun Lun Studio (1864~1900)
“Amah in the bathtub” by Judith Kampfner (ca.1967) 
“The Chinese boy and girl” by Isaac Taylor Headland (1859~1942)
Stanford Special Collections, California State Library
《娃崽背帶》 呂勝中, 廣西美術出版社, 2015
廣西民族博物館 Anthropology Museum of Guangxi, China
國立台灣史前文化博物館 National Museum of Prehistory, Taiwan
Amah: 詳見Wikipedia
Background Music “Piano Moment” @ Bensound