Ancient windows are just a layer of paper. How to prevent others from peeping?

First of all, the window is not the kind of soft white paper that we think is stuck on the window and pulled down. The paper used to stick windows in ancient times has a nice name, called "Peach Blossom Paper", which is the paper used to make oil-paper umbrellas. Oil-paper umbrella is a thick, waterproof and moisture-proof paper soaked in tung oil.

Of course, it is still paper, so it is easy to explode, but it is not so easy to pry into privacy! Although ordinary families have watchdogs, they can effectively prevent "gentlemen from going to the beam." Even if the poor can't afford a dog, it's easy to put a screen or some enough paper in the bedroom! If you don't look through your eyes, this kind of peep is still very difficult.

Rich people pay more attention to it. Although there is no glass, there is a more beautiful substitute than glass-Mingwa. The main materials are shells and natural transparent mica sheets. After polishing, it is hung on the wooden lattice window for inlaying, which is not only beautiful, but also has good lighting. Because of the high cost, ordinary landlords can't afford it. Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, they began to boil buffalo horn into liquid, cooled and solidified, and pressed it into thin slices.

Some of them are preserved in old houses south of the Yangtze River. Secondly, in ancient times, voyeurism was a very serious crime. Once reported or taken to the government, the punishment is very serious. Not to mention the loss of reputation, most of them have been beaten and can no longer peek. If a woman in peeping tom committed suicide in the war, peeping tom's life would be lost. Therefore, the price of voyeurism is still very high!

Since glass technology was introduced into China, people's life seems to be more convenient. Windows are not easily punctured by fingers. However, this does not mean that privacy will not be peeped. On the contrary, binoculars use glass to see farther and farther through transparent glass windows.