What is special about the Song Dynasty? Why does everyone want to travel to the Song Dynasty?

Throughout the Chinese dynasties, history buffs often lamented and lamented the Song Dynasty, which was "poor and weak". However, the Song Dynasty was so breathtakingly beautiful that many friends just wished they couldn't get there. Song Dynasty.

For example, in the past few years, some media publications conducted surveys on "Which dynasty do you most want to travel to?" The Song Dynasty's vote rate has always been surprisingly high. Among the dazzling array of time-travel novels, serialized novels with the theme of "traveling to the Song Dynasty" are even more popular. Many enthusiastic readers followed it with their eyes widened, wanting to see what the Song Dynasty looked like.

Then the question is, what is the charm of the Song Dynasty that has been carved over time that makes people so reluctant to leave?

If one day, time travel technology is no longer a technological problem, but instead becomes a popular time travel industry, we might as well use the Song Dynasty as a scenic spot and make a rough sightseeing description to outline a thousand years ago. The heart-pounding scenery of the Song Dynasty. 1: The capital city that is not enough to visit

Compared with the previous Han and Tang dynasties, the first thing that made the Song Dynasty so beautiful was the myriad of customs in the city.

The largest city in Europe at the same time had a population of just over 100,000. But in the northern and southern parts of the Song Dynasty, cities with a scale of more than 100,000 people were not uncommon when the country was founded. Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, is even more gigantic in scale: the outer city of Bianjing has a circumference of 46 miles and a permanent population of 1.5 million. It is recognized as a giant city leading the world.

For such a giant city, the facilities are even more complete. According to "Meng Liang Lu", there is a "military patrol house" every three hundred steps in Bianjing City, with five soldiers on hand to be responsible for city security and fire prevention around the clock. Especially if there is a fire, the news will be reported immediately by fast horses, and then the garrison in the capital will bring various equipment to put out the fire.

In addition, we also pioneered the "fire boat", two giant ships carrying special fire-fighting equipment, moored on the Bian River day and night. Take a two-pronged approach on land and water to ensure safety.

Wandering in a city like this, you will be surprised by the fashionable styles of the citizens of the Song Dynasty: in the Tang Dynasty, gold and silver jewelry and clothing were only available to dignitaries, but the common people of Bianjing with bulging pockets Wear it when you are happy. According to the anger of the old prime minister Sima Guang, he said, "Traffickers and foot soldiers all wear silk stockings." Once only high-ranking officials could ride the warm sedan chairs, which were now paraded around the city without any pressure. Common people in the Song Dynasty could ride them with ease as long as they had money.

Life in the city was even more lively. In the Tang Dynasty, there were strict market boundaries, and the hassle of traveling through most of the city to buy some daily necessities was already a thing of the past in the Song Dynasty. The boundaries between markets and squares are completely broken. There are more than 300 commercial shops in Bianjing City. Business is lively during the day and even more popular at night. Night markets of all sizes often have to wait until midnight before closing, and will reopen at five o'clock: Panlou South Street sells rare birds and animals. Mabeihang Street sells medicine, and Panlou East Street sells clothing. Friends who love shopping walked around all night, and the caretaker was dazzled by the sight.

Of course, what we can’t get enough of is Bianjing’s Washes. These entertainment venues located in busy areas can each accommodate thousands of people. Washery is divided into "hook bars" with railings, and there are all kinds of performances such as rap, music, acrobatics, etc., and it is lively all night long. The most popular thing is the sumo wrestling performance. The strong sumo wrestlers are fighting in the ring, and the venue is full of people outside the ring. Even the emperor of the Song Dynasty sometimes came to watch the fun: Well, it is definitely not unusual to meet the emperor in the vases of the Song Dynasty. 2: The Song Dynasty on the Tip of the Tongue

Of course, if you really come to visit the Song Dynasty, you should not miss the various delicacies of the Song Dynasty.

Despite the skyrocketing urban population in the Song Dynasty, food safety issues never dared to be relaxed. Every night, tens of thousands of pork dealers are inspected outside the Xunmen Gate in the south of Bianjing City, and every piece of pork must pass the inspection before being released. The meat served in restaurants of all sizes in Bianjing comes from this kind of "safe meat".

In addition to eating with confidence, there are also a lot of tricks. Even for ordinary people, going out to restaurants is a common thing. There are many snack brands in Bianjing City, such as "Wanglou Plum Blossom Steamed Buns", "Cao Po Po Meat Pancakes", "Zhengjia Fried Pancakes", "Shi Feng Bao Zi Pork" and dozens of other brands, all with advanced frying and frying techniques. In Bianjing alone, there are 72 large hotels and tens of thousands of snack bars. Every family has enough to eat.

Are you too happy shopping that you missed your meal? You can also order takeout to try:

The "hourly request" business on the streets of cities in the Northern Song Dynasty is a convenient and fast takeout. As long as the meal is ordered, it can be delivered at the time. There are hundreds of varieties including steamed buns, rice cakes, roast duck, etc. For example, Song Sigong, the master thief in the Song Dynasty storybook, ordered this kind of "takeaway" before going out to "work" at night. What he ate was steamed pancakes rolled with meat, and seasonings such as salt and pepper. Then, burping, the legend of the Snitch was staged.

Friends who love drinking may be a little disappointed. The technology of distilling wine in the Song Dynasty was not yet popular. The "white wine" that the heroes of Liangshan drank from a large bowl in "Water Margin" was basically rice wine from the countryside. It looked very turbid and had a relatively average taste. There are also "sake" with better sedimentation, sweet yellow currant liquor and wine. However, according to Lu You, this kind of wine is "a price that cannot be paid for". Before you drink to your heart's content, you have to touch your pocket first.

However, in the hot summer, what is more attractive than wine is the "cold drink" of the Song Dynasty.

Even though there were no refrigerators in ancient times, eating ice in summer was still exclusive to nobles before the Song Dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty was very different: the technology of ice making and harvesting had long been quite developed.

Every hot summer, in big cities like Bianjing, cold drink stalls with blue and white umbrellas are lined up on the streets, similar to "Bingxue Leng Yuanzi", "raw cold papaya" and "liangshui lychee" There is a dazzling array of drinks such as "paste", which are basically made of ice cubes and fruit sugar, and all are purely natural drinks. According to the praise of Song Dynasty poet Yang Wanli: The sound of selling ice comes across the water, and the pedestrians are not satisfied.

I am used to eating modern cold drinks, but if I switch to the pure taste of the Song Dynasty, I believe that I will be happy eating as the great poet Yang Wanli said. Three: See the world with the Song Dynasty ships

Although the customs and customs of the Song Dynasty are endless, it would be a great regret if you could not stop on the Song Dynasty ships.

The manufacturing industry in the Song Dynasty was developed, silk weaving and porcelain making technology were sophisticated, and the output of copper and iron was dozens of times that of the Tang Dynasty. But when it comes to the "top" product of the Song Dynasty's manufacturing industry, it must be shipbuilding! At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the shipbuilding output of the Song Dynasty far exceeded that of the Tang Dynasty.

"Meng Liang Lu" records that the Song Dynasty also built large sailing ships made of 5,000 materials, usually tens of feet long, and could accommodate as many as five or six hundred people. At that time, the route from China's southeastern coast to Arabia was almost entirely monopolized by Chinese seagoing ships. Such a grand occasion is just like the lament in the Arabic classic "Travel Notes": Most people going to China take Chinese ships.

It was precisely because of such powerful giant ships, porcelain, silk and other good goods from the Song Dynasty that they were continuously imported to various countries in Asia and Africa. Today, a large number of Song Dynasty porcelains have been unearthed from North Korea to North Africa. On the east coast of Tanzania alone, more than 40 sites have successively unearthed exquisite Song Dynasty porcelain pieces - as long as the Song Dynasty ships can sail, the Song Dynasty The goods can be delivered. The rolling wealth of the "rich Song Dynasty" was the powerful ships of the Song Dynasty that cut through the waves.

If you want to see the world at that time, you must take a boat from the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the ships of the Song Dynasty were not only powerful but also comfortable for living and traveling. Large ships often stock a year's supply of food. There are more than 60 quiet suites on the four decks. The ship is also filled with flowers, plants, vegetables and fruits, ensuring an elegant environment and a supply of vegetables and fruits during the journey. Song Dynasty ships were the luxury cruise ships of that era.

In fact, during the Song Dynasty, the Chinese organized groups to go overseas, which was a trend that had been popular for hundreds of years. In the early Song Dynasty, they were only merchants along the coast. Later, even many scholar-bureaucrats followed suit.

For example, Su Shi, the great writer of the Song Dynasty, once formed a fleet and went deep into Southeast Asia to dump wood. The mighty Song Dynasty fleet was also very popular in traveling, and ordinary maritime merchants often had hundreds of ships. Wherever he passed, the local king often came out to greet him. These scenes vividly illustrate the strong national pride.

This Song Dynasty, which has caused countless debates among future generations, is actually a Song Dynasty that still fascinates the Chinese people with its prosperous scenes.