Winter solstice in pouring water and cold solar terms

Song Dynasty has always occupied a very special position in the history of China. On the one hand, as a dynasty that ruled China for hundred

Winter solstice in pouring water and cold solar terms

Song Dynasty has always occupied a very special position in the history of China. On the one hand, as a dynasty that ruled China for hundreds of years, its military poverty and weakness have always been the object of denunciation by many people. On the other hand, the Song Dynasty showed a very prosperous scene in economy and culture. Although hundreds of years have passed, there are still many modern shadows in the nightlife of the Song Dynasty.

Among the classics handed down from ancient times, such as The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, Dream of China in Tokyo and Dream of Liang Lumeng, the bustling nightlife in the Song Dynasty became the most direct and closest source of inspiration for the literati at that time. In the crystallization of the history and culture of the Song Dynasty, we can also get a glimpse of many interesting details and find many customs and habits that continue to this day. For example, in the Riverside Scene on Qingming Festival, apart from vendors and bustling crowds, we can even see ferries that were in a hurry and almost caused traffic accidents, and "red light districts" with "punctuality" signs on the surface but gardenia lanterns in reality. ...

In Dream of China in Tokyo written by Mr. Meng, Bianjing, the capital of Zhenghe Xuanhe, is described in more detail. The inner and outer cities of Beijing are almost all over the streets, shops and restaurants. Among them, it is a bustling scene of "brightly lit, when flowers bloom and snow, begging for a garden in the higher education pool". When it comes to specific industries and shops, the number and types of restaurants and restaurants, such as tea houses and inns, or "Alum House", "Panjialou House" and "Xinle House" that have appeared in books, are not much different from our real life.

As for the delicious food that can be tasted in these stores, it is even more blooming. Only the second volume of Dream in Tokyo records more than fifty or sixty kinds of delicacies, such as "boiled sheep in milk, sheep's head in the oven, chicken, dish rabbit, fried rabbit ...". Good festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival can not only see carefully packaged perilla, calamus and papaya, but also special foods such as "fragrant sugar, small zongzi and white zongzi" that you can't usually eat, which can make people feel the lively atmosphere of the festival.

Coupled with the cancellation of the curfew system, merchants began to extend their business hours in pursuit of more popularity and interests, which led to the emergence of "morning market" and "night market" in Kaifeng at that time. The night market in each shop was closed at midnight and opened at five the next day. If it is in some busy places, some teahouses will even open at 5 o'clock and sell some clothes, pictures, garlands and other items that are not usually sold. When the first ray of sunshine appears during the day, these items will quickly disappear on the shelves of the teahouse, as if they were ghosts who died of exposure, and this market, which is only open in the middle of the night, has also been given the name of "ghost market".

In addition to all-night shops, folk entertainment activities in this period can also be described as rich and colorful. In Dream of Tokyo, Mr. Meng specially created the title of "Jingwa Jiyi" to show the artist's expertise. For example, polo and cuju, which were very popular at that time, were frequent visitors in the book. On some special festivals, you can also follow the crowd and see pantomime with great emphasis on costumes and singing, as well as audio-visual feasts such as wrestling competitions brought by professional players from Joan Lin Yuan and Jinbaolou.

At that time, when festivals came to the winter solstice and New Year's Eve, not only businessmen and people would make full preparations for the winter, but also the dignitaries and nobles in the imperial city would prepare enough materials to spend the coldest period of the year. During this time, "from the Forbidden City to the people ... riding horses and camels, blocking the road", geese, pears, clams, crabs and other materials will become the objects of everyone's scramble to reserve. Accompanied by "Zhong Kui, Land, Kitchen God" and firecrackers resounding through the streets and lanes, everyone, whether civilians or dignitaries, will "sit around the fire and can't sleep" to welcome the New Year in this way. ...

All this not only shows the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, but also reflects the daily life of the ruling class and ordinary people. Under the guidance of the ruling class's thought of worshipping and restraining martial arts at that time, officials could not grasp a lot of power, whether they were civil servants or military commanders. The prevalence of the imperial examination system gave ordinary people the opportunity to be officials and further weakened the power of officials. Although this led to the inefficiency of the bureaucracy in the Song Dynasty and the constant struggle for power and profit, it also became an excellent opportunity for the development of the citizen class from the side.

In addition, due to the relatively stable society in the Song Dynasty, the increase in population led to the continuous growth of the civil class. Urban functional divisions such as "Fang" and "City" inherited from the Tang Dynasty have become increasingly difficult to meet the growing demand, and the boundary between them has become increasingly blurred.

Bianjing in Northern Song Dynasty

In addition to the gap in space, by the end of the Song Dynasty, the time boundary between Fang and Shi began to be gradually diluted. By the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the Tang Dynasty, the curfew measure of opening and closing the doors on time according to the drums in the streets and lanes became more and more unnecessary with the stability of social security. Therefore, with the appearance of "store-market integration" and the abolition of the curfew system, vendors' business began to cross the limitations of space and time, and colorful nightlife became one of the most striking scenery at that time.

In short, in the era of rapid economic and cultural development in the Song Dynasty, the ruling class's thought of worshipping and restraining martial arts provided the soil for the development of the civil class at that time, while the cancellation of curfew and the appearance of the integration of shops and markets paved the way for the prosperity of nightlife in the Song Dynasty. Many of these beautiful customs have been handed down and become an indispensable part of China night market culture.

For us now, although there is no way to directly go back to the past to watch the nightlife of the Song Dynasty, we can still feel one of the most prosperous periods in ancient China in various ways in online games like Sailing Against the Current.

After the latest information piece "Sailing Against the Current" is launched, the official will hold a New Year's Eve party called "Tian Hong Banquet" on February 29th, 65438. To tell the truth, after seeing a series of operations such as "single DLC" and "Warcraft veteran suit" in "Sailing Against the Current", I am a little expecting that its strange brain circuit will have any interesting chemical reaction with a somewhat ordinary New Year's Eve party.

Unsurprisingly, for this party, the government is also trying to start some "new activities" as much as possible while maintaining its attraction. In addition to preparing the wish list and hanging the celebration, the official also keeps pace with the times and boldly collides with the two elements of "Cyberpunk" and "Oriental Aesthetics" in order to bring you a beautiful visual feast.

Although it seems that the operation with Cyberpunk elements seems a bit out of place for the martial arts online game of Lengshui. But for the two of them, the bustling scene behind them is their biggest similarity. Behind the "city that never sleeps" full of science and technology, countless nights lit by lights and people who are addicted to it are the most direct and clear imagination of this element.

Now, with the help of the New Year's Eve party, the bustling night market, which originally existed only in the Qingming Riverside Map and Tokyo Dream, has begun to take shape and temperature. In the "Tian Hong Night Banquet", you can not only get an immersive experience through concerts, light shows, free dancing at fireworks, waving light sticks and even flying on donkeys, but also get real discounts in multiple rounds of "bombing" and "Hongxi coupons" accumulated every day during the event.

In addition, on the day of the celebration, players can also get multiple exquisite appearances and props, such as swinging music, hanging neon Tianma and the same manor components. In the exclusive lottery, the official will also select the luckiest "Free Little koi fish" among all the participating players. You know, it's not always good to just empty the wish list and take away what you like for free. ...

For today's players, history is no longer a cold text or picture in textbooks or historical materials, and the view that "adaptation is not random editing" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With the blessing and reasonable interpretation of various modern advanced technologies, Going Against the Water has found the similarities between Cyberpunk and ancient elements that everyone likes to see and hear, and made it a helper for feedback game updates. This constant polishing of game quality not only completes the continuous upgrading iteration of game quality in all dimensions, but also allows players to experience a brand-new river and lake that breaks stereotypes. In this respect, isn't this behavior a "win-win"?