When winter comes,
In ancient times, it was a good time for winter hunting.
Winter hunting is a custom that originated from ancient times,
It especially refers to the ancient tianzi or prince hunting in winter.
Hunting animals from nature,
It is one of the oldest activities of mankind.
Since the pre-Qin era,
For the king removed the harm from the field,
The Tanaka Shooting Crown is called a field hunt.
Field hunting is set up in all seasons,
And according to the different seasons to set up rules,
It has formed a unique Chinese tradition of field hunting.
The Left Biography records:
"Spring and summer seedlings, autumn hunting and winter hunting,
All in the gap to talk about things also. ”
ChunYu refers to the hunting of animals and animals that are not pregnant;
Summer seedlings refer to animals that hunt crops;
Autumn fox refers to the hunting of wild animals that harm poultry;
Winter hunting, hunting beasts in order to balance the ecology.
So, the ancient hunting,
Always respect the natural rules between heaven and earth.
Therefore, the four-hour field hunting tradition of the pre-Qin Dynasty,
It has been passed down by future generations.
After entering the agrarian society,
In fact, the four-hour field hunting has always assisted in agricultural affairs,
At the same time, it became a sacrifice, a warrior, an economy,
Even political ritualization.
Emperor of the Ancients,
Spring and summer seedlings, autumn hunting and winter hunting,
At four o'clock, he went out to the countryside to show his martial prowess.
Among them, the winter hunt is the most grand in scale.
According to ancient texts:
"Jurchen, thirst-thirsty, hard-working,
Up and down the cliffs like flying.
The Jijiang River does not need boats, but floats horses to cross.
Each hunt is surrounded by the army, known as the paddock.
Every time you see the trail of the beast,
If you can creep and destroy it, you can get its hiding place.
With birch bark as the horn, blowing as a yo-yo sound,
Call the elk, shoot and bite. ”
By the Qing Dynasty, Mulan Autumn Hunting Winter Hunting,
It is already a grand ceremony of state affairs.
In fact, the superiority of winter hunting lies in,
At this time, the farmers were busy early,
The north is already icy and snowy,
Beasts are prone to leave obvious footprints;
Use the gap time to learn martial arts and practice riding and shooting,
Enable the military to temper their physical strength;
Most importantly,
Winter is not the breeding season of animals,
Hunting wild beasts does not affect animal reproduction,
and can balance the number of animals,
He also rewarded the courtiers and the generals accompanying the army.
Today, the only hunting custom in our country that still retains,
It is an Orunchun ethnic group living in Daxing'anling in the northeast.
The Orunchun people both obtained from the forest,
The great forest has been well protected for generations.