What did the ancients like to collect in the cold season?

In the cold season, the ancients liked to collect ice cubes.

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In ancient times, in the cold season, both the royal family and the people were busy collecting and storing ice, because the ice was the hardest and thickest at this time. According to Zhou Li, there was an official in charge of ice administration in ancient times, who was called "Lingren". In the cold season, Ling Ren presided over the collection of ice cubes and put them in the cellar for use in the next summer. In ancient times, every household was busy collecting and storing ice during the cold season. The ice is collected for use next summer. There was no refrigerator in ancient times, and the ice collected in the coldest time was used to escape the heat.

The Great Cold, the last of the 24 solar terms, is celebrated every year in the Gregorian calendar (65438+1October 20-2 1). Great cold is a solar term, indicating the degree of cold weather, and great cold is extremely cold weather. The great cold solar term is from March 9 to April 9, and the cold wave frequently goes south, which is the coldest season of the year.