This summer, there was another high temperature. Nowadays, science and technology are developed, people live happily, and in such high temperature weather, we can sit at home and blow air conditioners or fans. However, in ancient times, when technology was not developed, if there was a hot weather, how did the ancient people escape the heat?
Ancient Chinese feudal society had a strong sense of class, everyone was divided into three, six, nine, and so on, and there was also an indissoluble gap between the poor and the rich. There are many ways for the rich to escape the heat, and if the poor cannot escape the heat, they can only suffer from heat stroke and eventually die of heat.
Let's first look at the rich people's summer methods, speaking of the rich, the richest person in ancient times was the emperor. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a Xianfeng Emperor, because of the hot summer, he deliberately built a summer resort in Chengde, and every summer, he would take his concubines to the summer resort to escape the summer.
Of course, not everyone has the strength to build a summer resort. Some rich people, in order to escape the heat, will build a pavilion in their mansion, which must be very close to the lake. That's cool enough.
In addition, in ancient times, there were actually refrigerators, the so-called refrigerators, that is, the ancient people put the winter ice cubes in the ice cellar and stored them all the time, and then took them out in the summer to escape the heat. For example, Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty, she felt that the weather was too hot, and the palace was very hot, so she asked the palace maid to take out the ice cubes in the ice cellar and put them around the palace, which achieved an excellent heat avoidance effect.
(Chengde Mountain Resort)
Of course, in the hot summer, these rich people will also have some requirements for clothing, and they will choose some silk with light silk to make clothes. But these fabrics were very expensive, and the average person could not afford to enjoy them, and the poor even had only a few pieces of clothing, let alone the expensive silk.
There are many ways for the rich to escape the summer, and the most inferior rich people, in order to be able to escape the heat, will also hire some inferior people to fan fans for him, which is the lowest method. But for the poor, it is not at all extravagant.
So how do the poor escape the heat? In ancient times, when medical conditions were not developed, what should they do if they suffered from heat stroke?
There are also many ways for the poor to escape the heat, and in the hot summer, they will choose to take off their clothes and bathe in the river, or cool off under the big trees. However, if you are not careful, there is still a possibility of heat stroke. In ancient times there were many examples of celebrities suffering from heat stroke and thus dying.
For example, Su Shi, a famous poet of the Song Dynasty, died of heat stroke on the way to exile. Li Qingzhao's husband, Zhao Mingcheng, also died of heat stroke while holding an official position. There is also Zheng Chenggong, who once recovered Taiwan, who also died of illness when the weather was hot and suddenly unwell, and the rescue was not timely.
However, there are also some examples of heat stroke and rescue in time. For example, the poet Yuan Ming during the Qing Dynasty, he died after heat stroke, and at that critical moment, his good friend Zhao Licun rushed over and prescribed a pair of potions to Yuan Ming, and finally Yuan Ming was able to escape from death, which was really fortunate.
In ancient times, most of the poor could not afford to get a doctor after heat stroke, and they had to wait for death. This makes us living in modern society feel fortunate, now the country is rich and strong, science and technology are developed, we enjoy in excellent living conditions, so we should cherish today's life.