In ancient China, there were many unique age names. Why is it called over 100 years old?

Now people say that age is very direct. 1, 10 and 40 are simple and clear, but they don't look so "spiritual". So how did the ancients name the years? You can still hear some headlines, but not many people know. Period, usually refers to one hundred years. This period is a kind of expectation and support, which means that centenarians can't take care of themselves, and everything depends on the support or care of others. In ancient times, a hundred years was called "period".

Yi, a hundred years. From the Book of Rites Quli in the Han Dynasty: "I was born at the age of ten and studied. Twenty weak, crown, top 30, space, top 40, serving the government. It means sixty days. Seventy levels. Eighty-nine, ten years, seven years, oath and jealousy, although guilty, have not been punished. A hundred years later, hey. " This means that life is a hundred years old, so it is called "the year of the period".

Fang Shizhen:' Life is a hundred years, so it is a hundred years. Tang Lihua's Four Hao Ming: Everyone silently embraced and enjoyed this moment. Song Luyou's Five Poems of Early Summer Seclusion: "The rest of my life has passed, but it has not expired".

Xi Fang Ping, Song Ling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio in Qingpu: "Is it enough to return to China and give Gan Kun a chance to live?" Dr. Yu's poem "Mr. Dai Hong Kaibang wishes Mrs. Liang Mu and Mrs. Deng Taifu the eighth place in Daqing": "Wait for the next day's opportunity, and argue irrationally." ?

In luoping town, Lingshi City, Yunnan Province, "hope" here means expectation, "h" means support, and "Iraq-Ren Rui" means that children and grandchildren need and expect support because of their advanced age.