"Calligraphy, painting, music, chess, poetry, hops and flowers" and "firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea" are true portrayals of the daily home life of the ancients - one "elegant" and one "vulgar", vividly expressing the actual living conditions of all living beings in real life.
The division of labor in ancient times was that men farmed and women weaved. Men were responsible for plowing the land, working and other heavy physical labor, while women generally weaved at home. Men farmed and women weaved, and self-sufficiency was the main mode of operation of the small-scale peasant economy at that time. The home life of the ancients was divided according to different classes of people. Some people live in deep houses and courtyards, while others live in poor alleys. Naturally, their daily lives are also different. This book mainly introduces the ancient people's living environment, home furnishings, home entertainment, leisure life of scholars, family traditions and family mottos, etc., And strives to present the daily life of people of different classes in ancient times in a more comprehensive and detailed manner.
Reader comments
This book introduced the home life of ancient people and allowed me to understand the daily life of people from different walks of life. I like the part about the leisure life of the scholars in the book. They played chess, drank tea, and recited poems. They were so comfortable. And I think the author is very good at integrating so much content, allowing us to see the colorful life of ancient people. What about you, do you like this book?
This book introduced the home life of ancient people and allowed me to understand the daily life of people from different walks of life. I like the part about the leisure life of the scholars in the book. They played chess, drank tea, and recited poems. They were so comfortable. And I think the author is very good at integrating so much content, allowing us to see the colorful life of ancient people. What about you, do you like this book?