旧社会,天津城厢遍布乞丐,俗称“叫花子”。所谓乞丐,顾名思义自然是以乞讨为生,但天津的乞丐由于形成各异,又分出不同类型。天津当地乞丐天津当地人作乞丐的甚少。因为他们是当地人,只由于机缘不巧,或是行为不正,失掉职业,以致“坐吃山空”,混得狼狈落魄,衣食不周。然而他们又 Old society, Tianjin Chengxiang beggars throughout, commonly known as “beggar.” The so-called beggars, as the name suggests, naturally begging for a living, but due to the formation of different beggars in Tianjin, but also divided into different types. Local beggars in Tianjin Tianjin beggars little local people. Because they are locals, only because they are inexperienced or misconduct and have lost their jobs, they have to “take the mountain and sky” and mix and match. Yet they again