In ancient times, there was no mobile phone, and the ancients slept immediately as soon as it was dark? Don't say you can't think of it!
Ancient lighting tools mainly include candles, kerosene lamps, etc., but candles and kerosene need to spend money, and the price is not cheap, so most farmers are not willing to spend this money, coupled with the ancient self-sufficient small peasant economy, farmers work at sunrise, sunset and rest, during the day to work in the field, and when it gets dark, farmers who are busy for a day go to bed early.
Ancient Chinese cities generally had a curfew, that is, they were not allowed to go to the streets at night. Why? Because most of the ancient cases, such as theft, adultery, robbery, and murder, were committed at night. In ancient times, there were no street lights, and everywhere was pitch black, suitable for bandits. In the Han Dynasty, curfews were strictly enforced, and Cao Cao became famous because he beat up high-ranking officials who violated curfews. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the curfew began to be gradually lifted, and the curfew in the Song Dynasty was relaxed, but the curfew system was still implemented elsewhere in the Song Dynasty.
In ancient times, the princes and nobles were at the top of society, they lived a rich life, food and clothing, and the nightlife was still relatively rich. First, listening to the opera singing, some princes and nobles themselves invited the famous local celebrities to come to their homes to sing operas, and some simply went to the outside art workshop to find singers and singers to sing small songs. Second, most of the princes and nobles had a few like-minded friends, and they went to the restaurant outside to eat, and talked about the situation in the imperial court by the way.
Of course, the above is only a list of more typical things that the ancients could do at night. In fact, as long as we don't need modern objects, all the things we can do, the ancients can also do. However, in ancient times, limited to material conditions, the prosperity and excitement of the night, most of them belonged to rich families, while most other people were still busy for their livelihood, living a monotonous life of sunrise and sunset. Compared with the ancients, we are really much happier in modern times.