What were the entertainment lives of the ancients at night?

Not everyone's entertainment life is the same, and it should be divided into several categories. First of all, the first group of people are the kind of people who live in relative poverty, and they are all those who are croppers, who are accustomed to the days of sunrise and sunset. In their time, there was no point, unlike the convenience of our current life, at that time, kerosene lamps were lit, and there were no important things that were reluctant to be used at night, for those of them, they could save a little is a little, and at most at night it is to calculate the daily income and expenditure, calculate the surplus money in the house, and prepare in advance for what will be done tomorrow and a series of other things are completed at night.

As for those who are richer, I think they must have that spare money to go out and spend all day drinking, or find a few fox friends and dog friends to go out to relax and relax, these are all possible things, of course, they don't just know how to eat, drink and have fun, they must also think clearly about their daily livelihood every day, and think about these several times at night, so as not to make mistakes.

As for the rest of the particularly wealthy people, for those who don't worry about eating and drinking, the night life of people like them must be inseparable from wine and women, these people's family conditions are very good, and they have the spare money to raise some singers and other people, so that they can meet a few friends to chat together, drink, and watch the performances of those singers, so that they can also pass the night like a good time.

And those who read are different, those who read should be tested for fame, and they must work hard to read at night, if they don't work hard now, how can they get ahead in the future! So this kind of people must work hard to read at night. In this way, we will have the ability to live a good life in the future and glorify our ancestors.

As for those women at night, those who have a family must accompany their father-in-law, and those who do not have a family can embroider for a while at night, or sew clothes, especially those peasant women who farm do not have time to do these during the day, they have to go out to plant crops, and they are also responsible for the daily food in the house, and only in the evening can they have time to sew and mend when they are free. This must be the nightlife of their old people!

As a modern person, I don't know what ancient people could do at night, after all, there is a lighting system at night now, and candles can only be used at night in ancient times, so it is still very troublesome for going out, so most of the entertainment should still be carried out indoors.

For girls, most of the girls in ancient times lived in the boudoir, and most women adhered to the concept that women were virtuous if they were not talented, and the status of women at that time was not high, that is to say, they could not receive the opportunity to be better cultured, so they may choose to be female workers, because most of the women at that time could master the skills, and it was easier to pass the time, some literate girls may also play the guqin, practice the piano skills, Or choose to read books and read some magazine-like texts, which is equivalent to the current uncle. You can also find a chat with a few girls of the same age.

For boys, there is actually not much entertainment, I remember that the men in the TV series always like to visit the Qinglou at night, which should also be regarded as a kind of entertainment, to listen to a small song, or to watch a drama or something. If you are a little more romantic, you can also rent a cruise, invite a few servants, enjoy the music while enjoying the night view, or invite three or two like-minded friends, warm a few glasses of good wine, talk about life ideals from the interesting things around you, and do not get drunk and do not return. In fact, from the ancient poems and classical Chinese we have learned in the past, we can also roughly understand how the ancients spent their time at night, although it seems to us to be very boring now, but what they do can be much more interesting for us to spend a lot of time playing games and watching TV at night.

The ancients were free, and the ancients were entertained. Like silk bamboo orchestras and the like. The rich still dance, because they don't know about television, and naturally they don't have the desire to watch TV. Maybe they think watching dancing is the best entertainment.

It's like going online now, going to KTV. Just like we feel very satisfied when we go online now, we will not envy them now when people will have more interesting activities in the future.

Of course, there are many people who do serious things at night, and literati and artists are indispensable to create, perhaps because the flashpoints of inspiration are concentrated in the night, and many of those widely circulated ancient poems are written in nightlife. Those students who want to take the top exam also seize this time, cantilever the beam and pierce the strands, chisel the wall to steal the light, and learn little by little.

The ancients' evening entertainment activities include playing the piano, reading books, chanting poems, singing and dancing, listening to operas, visiting kilns, painting, etc., because the ancient people did not have any high technology, they like to entertain themselves in their own way, for the rich and noble, especially like to hold a banquet ** song and dance. For some literati and writers, they prefer to cultivate their sentiments by chanting poetry against each other, and for some ordinary working people, they may go to a nearby teahouse to drink tea and listen to operas.

"Piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting" are subjects that must be studied by ladies in ancient times. The main purpose of learning these is to show the intelligence of women, to make them appear dignified and elegant. They have been culturally influenced since childhood, and their tastes are extremely elegant.

Another reason is that in ancient times, men were all three wives and four concubines, and after a woman got married, only beautiful and talented, diligent and thrifty can be qualified to become the head of the house. In ancient times, the family was right, and everyone was generally married to literati and ink writers, or scholars and doctors, and these people were usually proficient in music, poetry and songs, if a woman can learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she can have a common language with her husband and win the favor of her husband.

Playing chess was one of the most important evening entertainment activities of ancient people. Many literati and generals like to express their ambitions by playing chess, including many emperors also like to play chess, the most representative figures are Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, they like chess almost to the point of obsession. Chess is a kind of entertainment for all ages, playing chess can make people relax, can also make people think openly, playing chess can reflect the wisdom of the ancients.

Cabaret was a favorite evening entertainment for the royal family. In this way, they demonstrate their authority and assert their supremacy. As kings, they can enjoy the most material life, and singing and dancing are one of their favorite entertainment.

Ancient kings had a busy day during the day and entertained themselves by watching songs and dances at night to relax their minds.

The entertainment life of the ancients at night may be to play chess, go to see opera performances, listen to stories, go to see some acrobatic performances, listen to stories, fish, drink tea, chat, listen to music, and appreciate poetry; Because the entertainment of the ancients was very lacking, it could only be entertained in some of these ways, which was relatively monotonous.

You can go to the opera. Go to a restaurant for dinner. Play with some traditional toys.

You can also go to see a shadow puppet show. Chat with each other, drink tea, and brag to each other. You can also go to the tick bar to watch the show.

Life is very rich. Because the ancients created a lot of entertainment programs in the development of the times. It's not singular.

Had a good time every day.

Ordinary people go to bed earlier at night, but the nobles of the Shang and Zhou dynasties had dance and music performances at night, and then there were performances of performing arts or drama juggling in the Qin and Han dynasties, and secular mortals in the Wei and Jin dynasties could perform singing and dancing or performing arts. Because the speed of economic development is completely different.

They still have a lot of entertainment on the Internet, for example, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were juggling and singing and dancing performances, and then literati and writers would write poems and play the piano together. They go to bed early before the lights appear. It has something to do with the speed of economic development.

In the evening, I will listen to some pipa, guzheng, listen to some theater culture, watch some shadow puppetry, or watch some performances. Because these instruments have existed since ancient times, and they are also a way to be lively.

The first category: visiting the Qinglou Many people say that the ancients' entertainment at night was to visit the Qinglou. My good man, how many green buildings do you have to build?

You must know that since ancient times, literati saukers have liked to visit Qinglou, and the premise why they can become literati is that their family is rich! But more families with rich families are often high-ranking officials and nobles, or they are court officials, they often attach great importance to family education, and there are only a few who really go to visit the Qinglou after all.

The second category: literati and artists. When it comes to the ancients, you will think of Li Bai who "raised his head to look at the bright moon and bowed his head to think of his hometown", and Meng Haoran who "came to the sound of wind and rain at night, and knew how many flowers fell", they are typical representatives of these literati and artists.

At night, it is the time for literati and artists to drink and play chess, otherwise how can there be a soft wine of "the sky is snowy in the evening, you can drink a glass of nothing", and "if you don't come for the night and a half, you can knock on the chess pieces and drop the lanterns". Night is the perfect time for inspiration, and it's a good time to let yourself go and indulge after drinking, and it's also a good time to invite friends to play chess in the evening. At night, it is the time for literati and writers to read and study, and "head cantilever beam cone piercing stock" and "chiseling the wall to steal light" are all true portrayals of people at that time.

The ancients have always believed that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", and they should seize every minute and every second to learn. But this is only the life of some people, and it does not represent all people. At night, it's a good time to sing poetry.

Category 3: The Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the highest cultural penetration rate (not counting the present), when the illiteracy rate reached more than 85%. The rest of the dynasties are not good, even the Qing Dynasty, the peak of the ancient dynasty, the illiteracy rate is more than 90%!

What does it mean? It shows that only 10% of people can read, and among these 10% of people, there are still a considerable number of people who read during the day and are reluctant to light the lamp at night, which is too expensive, and this base further declines, and even fewer read at night! Not to mention drinking, who is so rich to drink every night?

It's just funny, only a very small number of people will drink, and only during the New Year's holidays, relatives and friends will drink, and most of them drink during the day, and they can drink until night, maybe only the dignitaries and nobles, maybe it's socializing, it can't represent the majority of people!

In fact, in ancient times, curfews were often implemented, including now in some places abroad where you can't go out at night! Most people are confined to their own homes. Lighting the lamp is very expensive, lighting the lamp for two hours, today the day is in vain, and the candles are expensive, animal oil is expensive, vegetable oil is expensive and smoke, it is really unaffordable to light it!

Most people are not so lucky to live in the city, and they are not lucky enough to be born in high-ranking families, but farmers who do their duty. They had to weave and spin at night, do manual work, sew clothes, and men also helped, and many of them practiced the technique of working without lighting the lamp, and carried it forward to perfection!

During the Song Dynasty, the market had already broken the limitations of time and space, and the night market came into being. People can go to supper, eat street stalls, and go to the street shops to buy a few small things.

In ancient times, when people were at night, their entertainment was to eat, drink and have fun, and other than that, they listened to dramas and books, and there was no other way of entertainment.

The nightlife of the ancients was not as rich as it is now, and it was generally rested after dark, depending on the historical period, the nightlife of the pre-Qin Dynasty was not particularly rich, like the Song Dynasty was more prosperous, there was a night market, but it would not be like the electric lights on the street until the early morning of the next day. I went to bed at about 9 o'clock, and the rich family also had a banquet at home, as evidenced by the fact that Han Xizai Night Banquet Picture.

In ancient times, the entertainment of the rich people at night included listening to operas, listening to music, drinking and having fun. There is little entertainment for the poor.

Therefore, during this period, if the scholar was a scholar at night, he would light the lamp and boil oil to read a book, the peasant would go to bed early after a tiring day, and the others would also play chess.

In ancient times, there was no electricity, so many of today's activities are not available, but I think they would read books or chat.

The ancient princes and nobles, as well as those who mixed well, did not need to worry about life, had a lot of time and energy to enjoy life, and would not sleep at home after dark. Invite friends with equal talents and good relationships to the tavern for a few drinks, and it is inevitable to recite poetry, listen to a few favorite tunes by the way, or go to the more popular places at the time to have a dashing time, shouting the wise saying "life must be happy".

Those who have money listen to operas, visit brothels, go out to see lanterns or something in a season (Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival), and those who have no money and no Yaxing make people at home.

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1. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there was dance music, which was limited to the nobility.

2. During the Qin and Han dynasties, there were performances, juggling, and dramas, and people could ** at night.

3. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, literati and scholars had literary associations, and secular mortals had all kinds of juggling, performing arts, singing and dancing.

4. The economy of the Tang and Song dynasties continued to develop rapidly, and night markets began, and wealthy citizens could have nightlife, mainly including drama, storytelling, storytelling, singing and dancing, gambling, and so on.

5. The Ming and Qing dynasties were more developed, but due to political reasons, the balance was mostly related to the aspects of social life for some people who had no birds, and storytelling and Peking Opera were more.