South Korea has learned a lot about Chinese culture, but why doesn’t it use a bed to sleep?

China was once the largest country in East Asia in history. The prosperous ages of Han, Tang, and Kangxi and Qianlong made China the most powerful country in the world. Even the former empire on which "the sun never sets" is far behind. Even Japan and South Korea were once vassals of China. Whether after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, Jizi, the surviving minister of the Shang Dynasty, established the first dynasty "Ji Shi Hou Kingdom" on the Korean Peninsula, or the later Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and Joseon dynasties were all based on Confucian culture, and Before the fourth generation of the Joseon Dynasty, King Lee?, the Joseon Dynasty did not have its own writing to record events, and all used Chinese characters. But it was the fourth generation king of the Joseon Dynasty, Lee?, who created "Hyeonmun" (Korean alphabet) - the first language of Korean. However, for a long time afterwards, Hanwen was only used by old, weak, women and children. Yes, the anxious scholar-bureaucrats still use Chinese characters. But since the 20th century, Chinese characters have slowly withdrawn from Korean history, and today's Korean language has emerged.

When we watch Korean movies and TV dramas, especially costume dramas, it is not difficult to find that many ancient intellectuals used Chinese characters and spoke Chinese, and Korean surnames were also imported from China. In addition to language, it can be found from the daily life of Koreans that traditional Korean houses basically do not use beds, but sleep on the floor. This is actually related to Chinese culture.

In fact, during the Han Dynasty, China did not have beds and basically slept on the ground. After the Song Dynasty, with the invasion of northern peoples, "Hu beds" were also introduced to the Central Plains. Moreover, in feudal society, the specifications of the bed had a certain relationship with the identity and status of the director. The bed where the emperor slept was called the "Dragon Bed". The wood, carved patterns, and bedspreads decorated on the bed were undoubtedly of the highest quality. However, the bed introduced to Korea from China has not become as popular as other cultures.

First of all, the ancient ruins of Korea were a vassal state of China. The palaces and bedrooms were built according to certain specifications. The houses were much smaller than the Chinese palaces, and most of them were dwarfed. These are the aristocrats of the upper class. The living area of ??ordinary people's homes is even smaller. Putting another large bed in an originally narrow house not only takes up a lot of space, but also the production of the bed is extremely expensive. Most people simply don't live there. Sorry. Even though economic conditions are much better now, and most people can sleep in bed, traditional houses still sleep on the floor. A small table placed on the floor serves as a dining table for the family. The small room serves as a living room, dining room, and bedroom. .

Secondly, there are national habits caused by climate. The Korean peninsula has a temperate monsoon climate with long and cold winters, so every house has a floor heater, which is very similar to the ondol in the Northeast. Although there is a strong wind outside, it is very warm when you sit on the floor inside the house, and you don't have to worry about getting cold even if you sleep on the floor.