What were children's toys like in Ming and Qing Dynasties?

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, toys were called "playing with goods". It is made of paper, mud, wood, etc. At that time, there were many clay toys, which were also common toys for children. What I want to say most is the "top" that children play with. At that time, there were gyroscopes in some areas, which looked a bit like what we are playing now, but because of technical problems, they were relatively simple, but they won the favor of children.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was very popular to send children "male prostitutes" on Mid-Autumn Festival. Male prostitutes, like Huang Pang, are also clay figurine toys. This kind of toy is directly related to the legend of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon and Jade Rabbit, which is a reflection of ancient people's worship of the moon. It was originally a symbol of "Moon God" when children offered sacrifices to the moon.

In addition, I often see such scenes in TV dramas. The children are very happy and cherish holding the rabbit lamp. After all, it's paper, so I'm afraid it's broken. Therefore, rabbit lanterns can be regarded as one of their toys. Then there is the bell that we still have, and so on.

Whether in modern times or in Ming and Qing dynasties, children's toys are all taken from life, so with the different times, children play with different things. China was an agricultural society in ancient times, so the earliest toys were made of clay, and most of the toys in the future were made of clay. With the development of society, there are more and more toys made of cloth. Compared with the present, ancient toys have fewer types and simple shapes, but there are many ingenious simplicity. And compared with today, chemical pollution is less and healthier.