Chinanews.com client Beijing, June 18 (Reporter Shangguanyun) Entering the hot summer day, the high temperature in the past few days often makes people feel "afraid". When they need to go out, most of them are sunscreen and sun hats. "Go out for five minutes and sweat for two hours."
In the past, ancient people also faced similar problems. At that time, what are the sunscreen artifacts and ways to avoid heat and cool?
Data map: Jiangyang water-separating oil-paper umbrella. Photograph by Zeng Sen
Hats, umbrellas...the ancient sunscreen artifacts
For the ancients, one of the more commonly used sun protection equipment is the hat. The "Old Tang Book·Yufuzhi" records: "The woman used Mi Mi to cover her body. She used a veil to cover the neck with a tulle and covered it with a tulle until Tang Yonghui."
The draped hat was originally a hoodie and began to be called Mi Li. According to research, this kind of hat has a wide eaves around it, and there are hanging silk or thin silk underneath to cover the face. Earlier, the length of the drop was relatively long, but it was shortened by the Sui and Tang dynasties.
In addition, the "continuation code" also mentioned a "sun hat". The "Jianhu Collection" has the following explanation: The scholars of the Ming Dynasty can wear large visors when they enter the prison, that is, the ancient lisa, and they are also called hats in the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, people are used to holding up parasols in the summer, as was the case in ancient times. The common people use oil-paper umbrellas, which are light and easy to carry, and can avoid the suffering of sun exposure on the road.
Interestingly, in some costume dramas, you can often see someone carrying a small box on his body, and a "cloth" on top of his head, that is, "book clip", which is similar to a book box, put some clothes and books, by the way Can also shade and rain.
There is also a saying that in the past, women used to apply powder when applying makeup, which can also be regarded as an ancient version of "isolation cream". For example, in the "Dream of Red Mansions", it is mentioned that the fragrance made by Jia Baoyu for Pinger's purple jasmine Fan, that's it.
What to eat in summer?
In addition to sun protection, the ancients paid attention to diet adjustment in summer.
In the past there were cold drinks for people to cool off in the summer. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the folks used fruit juice to mix various milk juices with ice cubes to make cold drinks. Ice can directly serve as drinks. A sign similar to a cold drink shop also appeared in "A Picture of Qingming River".
Ancient fancy cold drink. Drawing: Zhang Jianyuan
The summer diet is not monotonous. Bai Juyi mentioned in his poem "Memories in Suzhou day, often familiar with the summer to feast. Zongxiang tube bamboo tender, crispy goose fresh", this is undoubtedly a big meal, and roasted delicious goose meat.
People now love cold noodles, and there were similar summer foods in the past. "The Emperor Jing Ji Ji Sheng" written by the Qing people said, "Jingshi then made Japanese home-cooked cold noodles, which is also said to be noodles," and it tasted cool and refreshing.
According to legend, the great writer Su Dongpo also contributed a summer dish "Dongpo jelly". At that time, he was the signing judge of the Fengxiang House. It was very hot in the summer. Su Dongpo asked people to take the peas (also called lentils) and grind them into a powder. Paired with seasonings such as salted vinegar and chili, there is no flavor.
Lively "Summer Resort"
"Cut the pool for autumn and wait for the moon, plant bamboo and summer to shade." This is also one of the ancients' methods of cooling: planting bamboo, plantain and other plants in the yard, the environment is quiet and has the effect of shading.
Li Yu, a literati in the Ming Dynasty, wrote "Xian Qing Ou Ji", and mentioned that he planted lotus flowers in summer: "The fragrance of lotus leaves, the difference of lotus flowers, the summer heat retreats, and the cool and cold life." With the lotus, The delicate fragrance of lotus leaf naturally opens up a lot of troubled mood.
Information Picture: The picture shows the lotus flowers blooming in Fuzhou Jinshan Park, which is beautiful. Photo by Zhang Bin
If there is really no condition, a pergola can be used, and those who have money and Yaxing will also hold a lively "Summer Party". Ming Gaolian's "Four Seasons Appreciation Record" records "Every summer month, Chang'an people use the knot as a pergola and set up seats as a summer resort."
This kind of summer resort has been popular for a long time, and it is also evidenced in the "Tokyo Menghualu" by the veteran Meng of the Song Dynasty. It is said that in the Northern Song Dynasty, "people are the heaviest and most prosperous, and there is no season in mid-June. They often have wind pavilions and water pavilions, and high-rise buildings in the sky..."
Accepting coolness and avoiding heat, those wisdoms of the ancients
In fact, in China, the summer clothing used by ancient people was mostly natural fiber. Like silk, cotton, hemp, etc., breathable and comfortable, as early as the pre-Qin era, many civilians wore Ge cloth clothing to spend the summer. Rich people are extravagant and like to wear gauze and silk.
When you travel, in addition to the oil-paper umbrella and cool hat mentioned above, there are sunscreen artifacts such as a turban and a hat. Fans can be shaken in daily life. Fans known as "Liangyou" are still a kind of art. Tuan fan painting and writing in the Tang Dynasty is very popular.
In a word, from the aspects of clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc., under the limited conditions in ancient times, people have tried their best to settle the summer safely. Various methods, items, and even diets used to avoid heat and coolness contain the wisdom of the ancients. (Finish)