A dazzling array of toys. Some people have verified that the word "toy" originated in the Song Dynasty. What toys did children play with 800 years ago?

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the toy market in Hangzhou was relatively developed. Legend of Wulin, Dream of Liang Lu, Record of West Lake, etc. All listed a large number of toy products: official selected pictures, music in front of eaves, wooden sticks, wind flags, silk dolls, rich Bao Er, slingshots, arrow feathers, pigeon bells, kites, chess and bamboo cats.

Suitable for women, swings, gourds, matchsticks, blowing sugar, cakes, powder cakes, children, animals, fragrant flowers, fat people, peach trees, Er Qiao, mallets, shadow lines, puppets, wooden stick puppets, male bamboos, tin banquets, variegated flags, Dan Pigu, big and small lotus boats, etc.

According to the observation of children's toy pictures by Wang Lianhai, a professor who studies toy history in Tsinghua University, besides vegetables, wine, fruits and other daily necessities and fruits, the most common small commodities of salespeople are children's toys. "There are various identifiers: birds, birdcages, bells and drums, small bamboo baskets, sachets, glasses, clay figurines, small stoves, small pots, small jars, small bowls, hexagonal windmills, pheasants, drums, paper flags, flower baskets, small fences, bamboo flutes, bells, gossip boards and six flutes.

In the Song Dynasty, there was also a "Toy Festival" every year, that is, Qixi Bridge Festival. On this day, all kinds of fancy toys will be on the market. According to the Tokyo Dream Times, "On July 7th, there were tiles outside Dongsongmen in Banlou Street, tiles outside Xiliangmen, tiles outside Zhuquemenwai South Street and tiles outside Mahong Street."

What is "grinding wine"? This is Barbie in the Song Dynasty. Its name comes from Sanskrit and is transliteration. So sometimes it is written as Mohoro, Mohoro, Mohoro, Mohoro. Since toys are so abundant, children are not the happiest. Therefore, in some photos of vendors in Song Li, there must be several children shouting happily.