Childhood memory: How did the "vase girl" who grew up in a vase cheat the children?

"When I was a child, I tried to go to the county seat, which is worth a Spring Festival. As an ancient practice, on the first day, businessmen from all walks of life advocated going to San Francisco, which was called "Yan Chun". I play with my friends. -"Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio Stealing Peach"

In China's long history and culture, many excellent traditions and customs have been born. Today, many traditional cultures are still deeply loved by the people. In the development of our country, due to the vast population distribution and certain differences in geographical environment and climate environment, there will naturally be very rich and distinctive folk culture.

Many contents still exist today, such as various dramas, puppet shows, shadow plays and so on. Many excellent folk culture and artistic performances are worth learning from because of the changes in the market, but they are still helpless to the point where they cannot be passed down.

This kind of performing art has been greatly admired by people, but now people are no longer eager for this form of performance and naturally begin to fade out of people's field of vision. For example, Sichuan opera has undergone a makeover. In the past years, it has accompanied generations, and now it has become a rare culture, which can only be seen in special theaters and parties. Think carefully about some theaters in Chengdu 50 years ago, and now they don't exist.

Speaking of such a performing art with a long history, we have to say that it is a performing form that exists in any country, and that is magic. China ancient magic is also called magic. If you know something about the books and movies of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, you must know that there are not only many stories about various immortals and monsters, but also many stories about magic in this classic work.

In ancient feudal society, due to the influence of education level, cognitive ability and many other factors, people habitually attributed some things that they could not explain to various magical legends. This kind of thing is understandable. For people in the past, magic can arouse people's curiosity. For example, magic tricks such as "Seeking the Fairy" are very common, and records about this kind of trick can be found in many works such as "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" and "The Original Story".

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Even some tricks still exist in some underdeveloped areas. Most people go back out of curiosity, but people with certain scientific knowledge don't want to see these tricks. After all, they know very well that no matter how magical magic or tricks in this world are achieved through relevant means, they are not magic or things beyond human cognition. For example, the trick of "vase girl" is still attractive to some elderly people and children. This kind of trick was still performed in some parts of China in the early years. Childhood memories, the "vase girl" growing in a vase, can't be a real person. It must have used some tricks, so how did it deceive the children? What's unique about it?

The secret of the "vase girl" trick

For the record of "vase girl", the most widely known record is in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, which is called "the little man in the room". Of course, the records are not based on facts, and the sources of materials are all folk rumors and ghost stories. In the mouth of the juggler, the magic of this trick lies in this "little man", who claims to soften all the bones of the child and finally put all the parts except the head into the bottle. Finally, it shows that there is a person in the bottle, and the audience who enters the performance shed can see this magical thing and even communicate with this "person in the bottle".

Vase girl poster

Most of the time, girls play this kind of "man in a bottle", so the performance most people see is also called "vase girl". It is also recorded in the work that the villain in this bottle can only show his head outside, and the rest can't be opened for people to see. Because of her special status, she can only eat through special food in the bottle. If the bottle is opened, the person will die, and so on. These records are impossible to realize with today's technology, so it can be concluded that this statement is nonsense, just a deceptive statement, and such a "man in a bottle" cannot exist.

In this trick, the little girl participating in the performance will only show one head, with a vase under her head, and the whole "body" will be placed in a box or cupboard with only one opening. The little girl can sing and interact with the audience. During the performance, the staff will not let the audience get in touch with the performers.

In the last century, this kind of performance team can be seen from time to time in some areas, especially in rural areas. In some remote areas, it is difficult for people to get in touch with external knowledge and culture in their lives. Most people have a low level of education, and some people still have a strong interest in some magical things. So when these performance teams arrive, some people are willing to watch them, and the cost of watching them is not very high. Most people are curious. Therefore, this kind of trick still has room for survival in these areas.

Childhood memory, a magical prank performance, how did the "vase girl" grow in the vase deceive the children? Since it is a magic show, there must be specific ways to achieve it. Of course, it is impossible to use any very advanced scientific and technological means for such a simple and low-income magic show. In fact, the key to this magic show lies in that huge box or cupboard. People can't live in such a big bottle. We can decisively eliminate the suspense of the bottle.

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The reason why the audience can't see the person hiding behind the bottle is because a mirror with an included angle of 90 is placed behind the bottle, that is, in front of the person. The included angle of the mirror can well reflect the environment on both sides of the box, and it is not easy for people to see that the back of the vase is not a plane. The convex space behind the vase is the real body of the vase girl.

For those who don't know the principle, this may be the attraction. In the last century, this trick was quite popular in some relatively backward areas, and people would not deliberately expose what was behind it. After all, this trick is at most eye-catching, and there is no harm. The staff is secretive, just trying to make some gimmicks to let more people watch the performance, so naturally it will not be exposed.

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With the further popularization of education and the spread of scientific knowledge, this trick is basically not believed. In fact, this kind of magic is not allowed in many places, because this kind of performance seems to deceive most people, but it is not so easy to define whether this kind of magic is deceptive or not, mainly depending on the profit model of the performer. Of course, no matter what kind of performance this way is in people's eyes, people will not buy it again. With the increasing number of entertainment tools and means, people's eyes are becoming more and more critical. Many things that have attracted attention in the past few years are no longer popular.

In fact, the purpose of all magic and tricks is to show a seemingly impossible thing to everyone, and finally win people's attention and achieve the purpose of profit. Most people who watch it don't care about its principle, and people usually don't look at the world against basic science. The "magical" things are just a kind of entertainment, and those backward "magical things" will naturally become less magical with the increase of people's knowledge and cognitive ability.