I remember many years ago, there was a TV series that crossed the theme. In this TV series, the heroine happened to cross into the past by accident, and then started a series of colorful lives. At that time, it was the first time that a TV series with this theme appeared, but it didn't catch fire at that time. On the contrary, it was several years later that the theme of traveling through became a very hot topic on major novel websites. Novels emerge one after another through various novel websites. Until now, some writers have continued to write, but there was no heat at that time. With the popularity of popular novels, it is natural to turn our attention to this once popular theme, so several time-travel dramas were born, which gained excellent ratings and won many stars.
When we carefully look at these travel novels and film and television works, we can find a very interesting phenomenon: many of these travel works have different dynasties, such as Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and so on. There were few before the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the Song Dynasty was the most popular choice, followed by the Tang Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. When interviewing some celebrities such as Chen Yinque and asking them which dynasty they would choose if they could cross, the answer was almost the same, all of them were Song Dynasty.
Women in Tang dynasty
Why is this happening? It stands to reason that in the Song Dynasty, due to the rise of Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Cheng, women were greatly oppressed and the international environment was turbulent. So why did more people choose the Song Dynasty? In fact, when we deeply understand the living habits of the Song Dynasty, we can probably understand why it was the Song Dynasty that became the first traveler, not the Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Social life of other dynasties except Song Dynasty.
First of all, let's talk about the Tang Dynasty. After all, it was the prosperous Tang Dynasty. How many people have dreamed of returning to Chang 'an. It is true that the prosperous Tang Dynasty is really fascinating. The halls of poetry and the worship of various countries are full of Hu people, Japanese monks and overseas students. Moreover, the life in the Tang Dynasty is very rich, and because of the open social atmosphere, there is no need to worry about being sunburned in summer. But the opening of society will inevitably bring disorder and chaos, especially in this era when people from all over the world flocked to the Tang Dynasty. In order to maintain social order, management must be extremely strict. For modern people who are used to nightlife, you may not be able to stand the night ban in the Tang Dynasty. If you dare to wander in the street after dark, I'm sorry, you will be arrested and beaten by the board. Moreover, the Fang market system in the Tang Dynasty was extremely strict. Fang is a residential area and the market is a commercial market.
market
The two places are separated, and shops are not allowed in residential areas. For example, if you want to go out to eat and drink, you must go to the designated business district. Moreover, the Tang dynasty still retains the good and bad system of the previous dynasty. If you really cross the border into the Tang Dynasty, if you are a noble or a good citizen, if you cross the border into a pariah, it is like an animal, and the owner does whatever he wants.
The Ming dynasty, especially in the early years of the Ming dynasty, continued the night ban system in the Tang dynasty. "Daming Law" records: "Anyone who is forbidden at night in the capital is at three o'clock for a while, after the clock is stationary, at five o'clock for three o'clock, and before the clock moves, the offender is thirty. Second watch, third watch, fourth watch, 50 offenders. The towns outside the county are reduced by one level. " In the Ming dynasty, even free entry was a luxury. People's activities are strictly restricted. They have to go out in the morning and go home at night. If you want to travel far, you have to apply for a letter of introduction from the government where your household registration is located, which used to be called "Lu Yin". If there is no guide, once found, they will be arrested and punished. During the Hongwu period, there was a man who went out before applying for a road guide because his mother was seriously ill. The result was caught by officers and men and sent to the government for punishment. The most important thing is the severity of the punishment in the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as cruelty.
By the river during Tomb-Sweeping Day.
In recent years, the Qing Palace drama has been very popular. As the closest dynasty to us, so what? The ruler of the Qing Dynasty was Manchu. Although all the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were thinking about how to close the relationship between Manchu and Han, it would not have any fundamental impact on the status of Han people. The status of Han people has always been lower than that of Manchu people, and the quality of life of ordinary people in Qing dynasty is quite poor. In addition to the ruling class of the Qing dynasty, even slaves are required. These dynasties are not suitable, so what about before the Tang Dynasty? Let me give you some examples. First, the Qin Dynasty. From the establishment of the Qin Dynasty to its demise, in the short ten years since the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the population of the Qin Dynasty was only 30%.
Moreover, since the Emperor of Zhou existed in name only, he has been in a state of war almost all the time, including after the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, the Qin Dynasty built the Great Wall to enslave the people and so on. Second, the Western Jin Dynasty. Together, the Wuhu China Rebellion and the Eight Kings Rebellion lasted more than ten years, during which the death toll exceeded 100,000. In addition, there are locust plagues and plagues. The literature records: "As for Yongjia, there are many chaos. To the east of Yongzhou, the people are hungry and cold, and they are eager to sell themselves and tell each other. You, He, Si, Ji, Qin and Yong are locusts, and the vegetation is a cow and a horse. " Serious diseases and epidemics occurred, and the river was littered with corpses and bones because of famine.
cities and towns
Third, the Sui Dynasty. The expansion of Yang Guang Palace and the construction of the Grand Canal bode well for the more than 5 million laborers. /kloc-anyone over 0/5 and under 50 can do it. If anyone can't hide, the three families will be punished Don't talk all day, if the number of men can't reach, take women to make up for it. Who would want to go in such a social environment?
Song dynasty is the closest to modern dynasty in all aspects.
Compared with the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Song Dynasty was indeed the worst mixed one. Although not strong enough, people in this dynasty lived the most stable, comfortable and happy life. In other dynasties, there were more or less problems such as peasant uprising and civil strife, but they were relatively rare in the Song Dynasty, which was obviously related to the living habits created by the thought of valuing literature over martial arts and the relaxed social reality in the Song Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, the very strict night ban system and the square market system did not exist. The streets are full of shops. People can buy things anywhere they want. They can go in and out freely without worrying about being punished for not coming home on time. If you need to go out, you don't need to apply to the government for directions. You can go wherever you want, except for a few special places that are forbidden. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, the pecking system almost collapsed. Except for a few special people, everyone is a good citizen and has the same legal rights in name.
Go and play.
Song dynasty was very supportive of business. Like the Han Dynasty, businessmen had to wear clothes with special colors and could not ride in covered carriages. Even though the social atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was so open, businessmen were still a neglected group. In the Song Dynasty, these rules were gone, and even the children of businessmen were eligible to take the imperial examinations. For example, the famous Zhu in Song Dynasty, whose grandfather was a businessman. How free and open was the trade in Song Dynasty? In the street, as long as it is within the scope stipulated by the government, you can set up stalls at will. In other words, before the Song Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible for ordinary people to set up stalls in the street at will. Because of the thought of valuing literature over martial arts in the Song Dynasty, literati had a high status and were respected.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty hardly killed a scholar-bureaucrat and an admonition officer, and the most serious thing was exile and relegation. In fact, this is a restriction on imperial power, but this restriction is extremely rare in feudal society. Therefore, there has never been a phenomenon that Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism and the Qing Dynasty literary inquisition, and intellectuals were relatively respected. This is also a reason why many people are willing to live in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, compared with other dynasties, the political struggle in the Song Dynasty was softer, and at least fatal incidents rarely occurred.
By the river during Tomb-Sweeping Day.
In contrast, the political struggles in other dynasties are very cruel, and a little carelessness may lead to a dead end. Thanks to the support for business and the feedback to society under the prosperity of business, the population of Song Dynasty increased rapidly, and the proportion of urban population was also very high, even higher than that of any previous or future dynasties. For example, the capital of song dynasty and Lin' an, two cities, had a population of more than one million in their heyday, but compared with Europe at the same time, the population of the largest city was only a hundred thousand. So, apart from these intellectuals and literati, how are ordinary people doing?
In the Song Huizong dynasty, there was an interesting case in which a farmer dared to laugh at his courtiers. As for the reason, courtiers did not know Jia Xuan and Nong. The farmer was not punished. It can be seen from a farmer who dared to satirize the important officials of the imperial court who didn't understand farming that the life of ordinary people in the Song Dynasty was relatively free and fair.
In addition, there are people who dare to publicly condemn the conquered emperor Song Huizong, which is unique in other feudal dynasties. Although this dynasty can't be compared with modern times, compared with other dynasties, the life of ordinary people is really good.
Summary:
Compared with other dynasties, the Song Dynasty was not strong enough, but it was precisely because of its weakness that it brought people peace and satisfaction that no dynasty had ever had. There was no civil strife in the Han Dynasty, no luxury in the Tang Dynasty and no harshness in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Song Dynasty, but the life of the people in the Song Dynasty was calm and stable.
Prosperous town
The whole Song Dynasty, with a history of more than 300 years, has always been so peaceful. Such a peaceful dynasty, thanks to their founding emperor Zhao Kuangyin. It was he who, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, laid down the rules and thoughts of valuing literature over martial arts, making remonstrating officials and scholar-officials a lock to restrict imperial power. At this point, every emperor in the Song Dynasty, whether diligent or dissolute, lived under such rules. They may be incompetent and absurd, they may be diligent and love the people, but in either case, there will be no tyrannical emperors like Qin Shihuang, Yang Guang, Gao Yang and Zhu Yuanzhang. Even if there is such an out-and-out bad king as Song Huizong, his "fatuity" is just a waste of state affairs. He only knows to eat, drink and be merry, but he has never done anything tyrannical.
This indirectly provides a relatively free development space for intellectuals, so the Song Dynasty will become an era with highly developed civilization and technology. The scientific and technological development of the Song Dynasty surpassed that of any previous and subsequent dynasties. Three of the four great inventions: the compass, gunpowder and movable type printing were born in the Song Dynasty.
Song dynasty commerce
Moreover, compared not only with China in previous dynasties, but also with other parts of the world in the same period, the Song Dynasty was far ahead in mathematics, astronomy, smelting, shipbuilding, firearms and other technologies. Bellows was born in Song Dynasty, and its principle is to make hot air flow through piston movement. After being introduced to foreign countries, the British invented the steam engine accordingly.
It is precisely because of the relaxed living background, commercial prosperity, advanced technology and other factors that the Song Dynasty created for the people that it became a dynasty that many future generations were willing to explore and became the first theme of crossing.