How to describe the ancient bed?

The ancients thought that one-third of people's life was spent in bed, so China people's requirements for beds have always been very fastidious.

But it is said that people in China didn't have the concept of bed at first. They work during the day and spread mats on the ground at night. This is called sitting on the floor. There will be beds in the future. It can be seen from the wooden lacquer beds unearthed in the Warring States period that they were all short at that time, about 20 cm, and very wide. At this time, the function of the bed is not only to sleep, but also to entertain people and talk about state affairs.

There is an idiom called long talk, which refers to Fu Jian and Wang Meng sitting on the bed, their knees touching and talking about state affairs. Beds did develop greatly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Beds in the Ming Dynasty were simple and smooth, paying attention to the wooden frame structure and texture characteristics. Beds in the Qing Dynasty absorbed the characteristics of foreign cultures, paying attention to lacquerware and inlays, making them look elegant. Today I want to show you this one, which is the treasure of the town hall here-the eight-step thousand palace bed in Qing Dynasty. This bed has been listed as the first bed by China Collection and Lucky Family heirloom.

The so-called stepping refers to the pedal outside the bed. The so-called thousand workers, that is, it takes a craftsman three years-11000 man-hours to make this bed. This bed is carved with 106 lifelike figures. Including three adopted sons, God bless the people, so why carve the number 106? In ancient China, 65,438+008 was an auspicious number, with 65,438+006 people engraved on it, and the couple sleeping inside happened to be 65,438+008.

This bed is divided into four layers: the first layer is used to put foot binding cloth. In the past, girls had to wrap their feet, and the foot-binding cloth was smelly and hung outside; The second floor is the dressing room; The bathroom on the third floor, the innermost layer is the bedroom. The whole bed is fully equipped, which is equivalent to our small suite with three bedrooms and one living room in Hangzhou. There is a small flat behind this bed. What is this for?

In ancient China, people believed that all things had owners, including door gods, kitchen gods and bed gods. The bed also has a bed husband and a bed wife, which are used to worship the bed husband and the bed wife. The husband in bed likes drinking tea, and the woman in bed likes drinking. On the fifteenth day of the first month, give them a cup of green tea and a cup of light wine.