The Winter Olympics are in full swing. Off the field, people's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports is also increasing.
In the mythological geography of the pre-Qin period, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there is also a place that loves ice and snow - the Dingling Spirit Country.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes that the people who nail the spirit country are all centaurs with "human horse legs". The people who live there "do not ride horses, but walk like horses."
There are also descriptions in documents such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, and Dongyi That are similar to "horseshoe on shins, walking on horses without riding horses, and being brave and courageous to fight".
▲ "Mountain and Sea Lark Map" (partial)
Ming Anon. Friar Museum of Art, USA
How can the "nail spirit man" do not ride a horse and walk fast?
Guo Pu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote in the Tuzan: "The Qiang of the Horseshoe, whipping yourself." The pace is like a gallop, and it is difficult to wait with the traces."
Zhou Zhizhong of the Yuan Dynasty further described in the "Alien Chronicle" how fast the Dingling Spirit Man "whipped himself" to rush away: "Self-whipping his feet, three hundred miles a day" can be done."
With a whip to drive his feet forward, he can fly three hundred miles a day. The speed of the Nail Spirit Man is already comparable to the maximum running distance of a horse in a single day.
So where is this magical nail spirit kingdom? Where does the flying Spike Spirit Man live now?
Excuse me. In fact, all the descriptions of the nail spirit man's "shin horse's hoof" and "self-whipping his foot" may be a mythical big oolong incident.
Later scholars believe that the so-called "nail spirit", that is, the Ding Zero mentioned in the "Records of History", also known as Ding Ling or Ding Ling, was a primitive tribe living in the southern part of Lake Baikal in ancient times.
▲Satellite overlooking Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal, known as the "North Sea" in ancient China, is located in the south of Eastern Siberia and is the largest and deepest freshwater lake in the world.
▲ Lake Baikal covered in ice and snow
The reason why Ding Zhiren has been described by many literature as "hairy under the knees, half a man and half a horse" is actually because they are in a cold area, and the locals wear fur protective gear in the lower half of the winter to keep warm. Also pedal the skateboard to skate on the snow surface.
The whip of "self-whipping his feet" and "whipping himself" naturally refers to the ski pole that helps.
In ancient times, for people living in cold areas, skating and skiing was not so much a "sport" as a "mode of transportation" necessary for daily life.
▲ Kazakhs who are skiing
At that time, communication was inconvenient, except for the use of skating and skiing equipment by ethnic minorities in the northeast of the mainland, which was more convenient, and people in many places were actually unfamiliar with ice and snow equipment. Therefore, it is extremely possible that a great oolong event of "one transmission ten to ten hundred passes" will occur.
With the development of history, ice and snow appliances have gradually become popular in the Central Plains.
For example, Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty mentioned in the "Mengxi Pen Talk" a tool called the "ice bed", also known as the Hu bed or the Ling bed, which is a kind of ice sliding tool pulled by human power.
This kind of ice bed, which can take people and carry objects, has been used since the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
▲ The ice bed used by the royal royal in the "Ice Play Map". The ice bed is surrounded by yellow satin with doors and windows. The ice bed is surrounded by a felt blanket and a thick wall. There is a sandwich under the bed, and the charcoal stove is equipped inside, which plays a role in protecting the cold and keeping warm.
After the Qing Dynasty, ice and snow activities became more and more diverse. Ice skating has also gradually become a sport that combines entertainment and physical exercise.
In the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, ice sports were defined as "national customs" and included in the "Great Qing Huidian" as a canon.
From the seventh year of Qianlong to the twenty-second year of Daoguang, every year from the winter solstice, soldiers who are good at ice and snow sports in the Eight Banners will be selected to participate in the training of figure skating, speed skating, ice ball snatching, acrobatics, martial arts and other sports.
In addition, the "Ice Frolic Ceremony" will be held on the ice surface of Beijing's TailiuChi, which is mainly based on ice and snow competitions.
▲ "Ice Play Map" Qing Zhang Weibang, Yao Wenhan (partial)
Collection of the Palace Museum
Nowadays, ice and snow sports have long been deeply rooted in people's lives. The athletes on the field are even more dazzling.
Ice and snow sports and various ice and snow entertainment activities, a hundred flowers, colorful, Guanfu Museum also launched a "Guanfu Cat Ice and Snow Sports" series table mats & canvas bags.
Invite you to enjoy the "fast and furious" of ice and snow sports.