As early as the Han Dynasty two thousand years ago, people had the custom of giving each other new year's money when bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. In the Gansu Bamboo Slips Museum, a large number of Chinese bamboo slips in the collection contain detailed records of the New Year's Eve.
According to an unearthed account book of Han Dynasty, after the wax festival, the central court would specially give money and gifts to hundreds of officials. Officials in office and Registered criminals can receive bacon, and the government will also distribute bacon to ordinary people.