Why do Koreans like to sleep on the floor? Why do Koreans and Japanese sleep on the ground when they

Updated on tourism 2024-07-15
26 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    The main reason why Koreans sleep on the ground is because of the local climate. South Korea has a continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and wet, but winters are very cold and dry, and even snow.

    Therefore, in order to cope with such a cold weather, Koreans will lay ondols in their homes. Their kang is very different from our kang in the Northeast, which resembles a bed, while the Korean kang is laid under the floor, and as soon as it is turned on, the whole house will warm up.

    As a result, even in the cold winter, even if they cover a quilt, they will not feel cold. Another reason is that Korean beds are generally more expensive. We can almost find in Korean dramas that people from wealthy families will buy beds to sleep at home, while ordinary families basically can't see beds.

    Another reason why Koreans like to sleep on the ground is that beds are very expensive in Korea, so people in ordinary families can't afford to buy beds, and only some wealthy families will sleep on the ground because they can't afford them. And compared with the bed, the ondol is more cost-effective and affordable. Once the installation is complete, this ondol can be used for a long time and basically does not need to be replaced.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Because South Korea, like the Northeast, is relatively cold, and the home is a kang, but it is more troublesome to resist the upper kang and the lower kang, so the whole ground is turned into a kang.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Because they sleep on the ground, it seems that the home is relatively large, they have a special thunderstorm, and then carry it, all in that cabinet, and then this usually, they sit in the house, it seems that the place is relatively large, the space is relatively large, generally this is um, people with poor economic conditions, basically people are randomly on the um, those wealthy people, rich people they still sleep in the bed Generally speaking, their realm, most of the economic conditions in South Korea are not very good, so they sleep on the ground, It seems that there is a big gap in the home, and then alas, it is also convenient, and it is also good for the waist.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Korean houses have something like a kang to keep out the cold, but because the house is relatively low, their kang is directly combined with the floor, so that the whole house will be very warm and not look cramped. Moreover, the bed is placed in the house, not to mention, it will also seem cramped, so I will choose to sleep on the floor, which is more convenient.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Is there anything to do with this question? You say that people like to sleep on the floor, are they like the Japanese? I like to sleep on the kind of tatami mat, sleeping next to the ground, people may feel grounded, and there may be, **more frequent.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    In fact, people who have studied geography should know that the latitude and longitude and the terrain are different, so the climate in different places is also different, South Korea is actually a continental climate, all year round is very obvious, not like our side at all, some places are warm like spring all year round, and some places may be very cold, in South Korea, the difference between the four seasons of the year is very distinct, in their winter, it is very cold, so in order to be able to resist such a situation, So they designed the ondol.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    It is estimated that there is not enough wood, or they want to protect the ecological environment, reduce carbon emissions, and achieve carbon neutrality. Thank you.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    This should be the way of life of Koreans, and when you get used to it, it becomes natural.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    It is a custom developed from the big kang, and the so-called big kang is actually not higher than the ground in appearance.

    Twenty or thirty centimeters.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    It should be a custom, and it has been a habit since ancient times.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Why do Koreans like to sleep on the ground? It is a custom for Koreans to sleep on the ground.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    In ancient times, they slept on a low kang, and now many young people sleep in beds because the times have changed! Their kang used to be built of marble, which was warm in winter and cool in summer, and could also prevent diseases, but now many homes are geothermal, so they can't change the habit of sleeping underground for a while! Don't you see that many of them sit on the floor as soon as they enter the room?

    It's just their living habits, and the Chinese people don't know how not to talk nonsense! Many saunas are the same, the steam room is different from China, it is a small room full of marble, the floor is covered with mats, and the surrounding walls are hot, which plays a role in promoting blood circulation, which is very healthy and interesting!

    Whether it is a basement or a high-rise residential in South Korea, there is floor heating in every room, and their floor heating design is very good, using gas heating, there is a controller to control the floor heating in the room, the lowest is 10 degrees, the highest is 40 degrees, adjust to the temperature that you feel comfortable with, it will work like an inverter air conditioner. And because the room is underfloor heating, it is not like us in China with cement or wooden floors, their floor heating is tatami mats, which are a little soft to step on, so Koreans sleep on the ground, which is convenient and can be heated in winter!

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Koreans don't sleep directly on the ground, they usually lie on a mat called tatami mats! The reason why Koreans choose this way, first of all, South Korea has a cold climate in winter, so their houses are built higher than the ground, and they can be heated in winter, and the wooden floor will become very warm, and in summer because the floor is hollow, it will be very dry and cool, and secondly, many people think that sitting on soft beds and sofas for a long time will make people's body muscles become relaxed, resulting in obesity, and some family rooms in South Korea are relatively small, and the bed footprint is too large, and tatami mats can effectively use space.

    Plus, sleeping on the floor is great for your body! People often say that the cold starts from the feet, so the warmth of the feet is very important, in the cold winter, the Korean floor is warm, people often step on the warm floor can promote blood circulation and alleviate arthritis and other diseases, so the Korean habit of sleeping on the floor has been formed over time, which is due to their unique floor structure, but at home everyone still sleeps how they should sleep, don't blindly mold.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Why do both Japanese and Koreans like to sleep on the floor?

    South Korea and Japan are both Han culture countries and are deeply influenced by ancient Chinese culture. Clothing, architecture all refer to Chinese places.

    For nearly 1,000 years from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, China's land was almost confined to today's central and northern China, and the climate was cold and humid, so sleeping on the floor would not cause joint diseases. Beds were enjoyed only by the aristocracy, and ordinary people slept directly on the ground to show the difference between them and the nobles, and during this time, China was the calendar of the Korean Peninsula until the late Qing Dynasty.

    Before 1200 AD, the Korean Peninsula did not have its own script, Chinese characters have always been the official language, and even their official uniforms were almost the same as China until the Song Dynasty, and because of the ancestral relationship with China, their monarch has always been only called king, not emperor.

    Japan was relatively far away and only revered, so although the customs were almost identical to those of the Han Dynasty in the early days, they later developed their own unique culture.

    Although the custom of sleeping gradually developed in China due to its vast territory and the different climates between the north and the south, the two countries have narrow territories.

    is small, there is no need to change it after getting used to it, but the custom of ordinary people not being able to sleep has not changed all people.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    watched a lot of Japanese and Korean film and television dramas, and found that Koreans like to sleep on the floor, while Japanese people sleep on tatami mats. Many people in our country also like the so-called Japanese decoration of tatami mats.

    First of all, this way of sleeping and resting is due to historical reasons, and Japan is in the ** belt due to its geographical location. Therefore, when Japanese people sleep on the ground, they can detect the tremors more quickly, facilitate escape, and respond quickly when a crisis arises. In addition, most of the rooms in Japan are small apartments, and the land area is not large.

    People's living area is very small, set up at home as a tatami mat can welcome guests to drink tea and sleep on the shop, to save space to the greatest extent, it seems that the visual area of the house is also larger, and it is also very warm. At the same time, if you sleep on tatami mats, it is very good for the lower back muscles of the elderly, because the bed Simmons is very soft, and it is difficult for people with back problems to sleep for a long time. It is also very difficult for the elderly to get in and out of bed with poor legs and feet.

    Japan is an island country with a lot of humidity, and tatami mats not only regulate humidity but also have a heating effect, so sleeping on tatami mats is more comfortable. As for South Korea, because South Korea's development has been in recent decades. Before, Korea was very poor.

    Sleeping in a bed is a luxury, and not everyone can afford it. And Koreans don't just sleep on the floor, they sleep on a hot ondol, like the hot kang in the Northeast, it is warmer to sleep on in winter.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    The floor on which Japanese and Koreans sleep is not a cement floor or tiled floor in China, let alone an ordinary wooden floor. They are generally custom-made "tatami mats", and the comfort of this tatami mat is no worse than that of our country's beds.

    Japanese and Koreans do not sleep in beds, and the culture of sleeping on tatami mats for a long time has a long history of quiet and natural lifestyle. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, as a nation that loves to learn the customs and habits of various countries--- Japan and South Korea have already sent people to our country for further study, and in the study of our culture, it was found that the family habit of the Sui and Tang dynasties Chinese was to sleep on the ground, and the Japanese and Koreans deeply believed that it was a manifestation of family harmony, and since then, they have learned to sleep on the ground. Later, the customs and habits of China changed, and the Japanese and Koreans still maintained this custom, and it can be seen that the tatami originated in China, but it continued in Japan and Korea.

    At the same time, because Japan is located in the **belt, it is commonplace for them, which prompts their houses to be made of wood with good anti-** effect, and sleeping on the ground can sense the danger for the first time. Several devastating ** events in Chinese history have occurred in people's sleep, so that people do not expect to react in time, so in Japan, the habit of sleeping on the ground is a guarantee of life.

    In South Korea, because the local climate is relatively hot, sleeping on the floor can escape the heat and play a role in health preservation.

    Finally, from the perspective of health protection, we can judge why Koreans and Japanese often sleep on the floor, because the floor (tatami mat) is made of hard material, which is not as humane as "Simmons" in China, but it is good for our health. Take our bones as an example: long-term sleep in a hard bed can prevent bone problems such as hunched back or herniated lumbar disc in adults.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    This is actually a kind of Datang shifting. That is, the customs of the Tang Dynasty, in that dynasty, there was no such thing as a bed. These two countries have done a good job of perpetuating this custom.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Because they were very backward in ancient times, they did not know how to build beds, and they had limited resources, and they preferred to eat raw fish. I will gradually get used to this way of life.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    Now this sleeping floor is not so rammed. The tatami mats you want to sleep in Japan are all old-fashioned houses, and the apartment buildings are all single and double beds. In the past, those who had beds in China were also large families with good house decoration, and the poor rooms of ordinary inns did not have to sleep on the ground.

    In addition, tables, chairs, and stools are all very late, probably in the Song Dynasty, the Chinese began to pay attention to and popularize, and the floor used to be everything. South Korea, Japan, those things look like East Asian style, and one of them is the same as China used to be, or a shadow, and China used to not sleep in many beds. In addition, China's land boundary is large, and a separate bedroom can be opened up anywhere in the house space.

    In a small country, the former generals and emperors did not have dragon chairs everywhere, and after discovering the convenience of the floor, why not make a bed at the end of the coffee table?

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    In ancient times, sleeping on the ground was more resource-saving.

    In modern times, this long-standing habit has become one of the customs that are difficult to change in Japan and South Korea.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    It may be related to local living customs, living environment, etc., and the customs are different.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Because their ancestors didn't learn the skills of making our beds, or they will have to apply for the World Heritage List!

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    They don't all sleep on the floor, but they all have wooden floors.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    It's a habit. It's not surprising that habit has become natural.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    Japanese people like to sleep underground because of the local ** frequent.

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    Why do Japanese people prefer to sleep on the floor rather than in beds? After reading it, I have gained insight!

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