How did the ancients pass the time

There was no Internet and cell phones in ancient times How did the ancients pass the time

Today, in this era, there are many ways for a person to pass the time, such as watching TV, playing cell phones, playing computers, going on trips with friends, etc., etc., and in this era of prevalent Internet, there is no need to be afraid of boredom. But in ancient times, there was no Internet and no cell phones, what did people do to pass the time?

1, pot throwing

According to the "Rituals - Pot Throwing" on the record, that time people use the mouth of the pot of wine as a standard, at a certain distance to throw arrows to throw into the number of branches to determine the winner, the loser will have to drink. This kind was often played at parties to help with the drinking.

2, double land

This is an ancient game of a board game, with the dice to decide how much of the flag, which is somewhat similar to our current flying flag. Left and right have six rows of road, "horse" in the shape of a vertebrae, black and white each of fifteen, two people Bo, roll the dice to get colored rows of horses. The white horse goes from right to left, and the black horse vice versa. The white horse goes from right to left, and the black horse goes the other way. Each player puts his incense and double-luzi, and in the game, they fight over who has the highest base." The "horse" of Shuanglu is made of incense wood, which is very delicate. "The word "Doubako" describes a game where the horses are piled up to form a base when playing shuanglu.

3, six Bo

Six Bo, also known as the Lu Bo, is a kind of ancient Chinese folk throw the chess game, two people Bo, each six pieces, so called six Bo. The key to victory or defeat lies in the throwing of the picks, the chance is very strong, the two sides in accordance with the respective teeth of the picks thrown out to go. It is similar to the later roll of dice.

4, hidden hook

Hidden hook, a traditional Chinese guessing game. Players are mostly children old people. According to "Youyang Miscellany Chopping Block" cited Xin's "Sanqin Records" records: "Han Wu Mrs. Hook Yee hand fist, people of the time, the eye for the hidden hooks."

5, shooting cover

Shooting cover, Chinese folk near divination guessing game. With pots or pellets and other things to cover things for people to guess. In the "dream of the red chamber" in the 62nd mentioned in poetry for shooting cover and this is completely different, cover the first with poetry, idioms, allusions, etc., hidden a thing, the shooter guessed, also hidden the thing with another poem, idioms, allusions, etc., unveil the answer to the riddle. People who have read a lot of poetry and books can play.

6, fighting flowers and grass

Doohaku this game originated very early, there is a certain gaming nature, but play more in favor of playing entertainment, winning or losing is the second. Ancient women play the most, the participants are more than who has more types of flowers and plants, varieties of novelty for the winners and losers.