I believe that many people have seen a TV series that has been characterized as the originator of domestic cross-over dramas, and the drama called "Love Through Time and Space" can be described as being penetrated by a very common thing of modern people, and the entire plot axis direction is around a "pillow". However, this pillow is different from the current soft pillow, its material is extremely hard and chrome jade made, resulting in many people watching the whole drama are confused why the ancients slept with such a high pillow and chrome people can still sleep peacefully.
In fact, in ancient times, this style of pillow was very common, and there were many kinds of materials. Generally speaking, the simplest is made of porcelain, and the slightly more expensive is the jade pillow, and only the rich and noble can afford to sleep on the jade pillow. Since the ancient times have passed for thousands of years, people can only glimpse the mystery of ancient pillows from archaeological excavations.
Pillows as a type of bedding have been around since the late Neolithic period, and have undergone many changes since then. The earliest pillows were made of stone, and neolithic people who were still living in life had already begun to sleep on pillows. After that, the shape of the pillow became more and more, but it all played the role of a cushion. The ancients used hay, stones, animal bones, etc. to make pillows, and even some people used animal fur to make pillows. Unfortunately, these pillows made of fur have long been unable to find a trace after thousands of years of corruption, so there are many records of porcelain pillows and jade pillows in the existing materials.
Porcelain pillows began to flourish during the Tang Dynasty, and were used by the Chinese for a long time after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and their service life has greatly exceeded that of other pillows. The biggest function of this porcelain pillow is to expel the heat for the ancients to cool off, after all, there was no electric fan and air conditioning in ancient times to relieve the heat of summer, and the wise ancients could only work the pillow in order to spend the summer. Of course, there must be some ancients who felt that the porcelain pillow was very difficult, after all, this feeling also varies from person to person.
In addition, there is another wonderful thing about this questionable pillow that is only for women, and this magic is the bun. Most ancient women like to comb complex buns, and unlike modern people's high ponytails, ancient women's buns were high and erect, and the combing process was very complicated. However, due to the need for a nap, they had to think of a way to keep their hair in a bun, and the appearance of porcelain pillows at this time was very appropriate. After all, its softness and height cater well to the particularity of women's hair buns, so the rich in ancient times almost liked to sleep on this high porcelain pillow, and even if it was not good, it was a high square pillow.
Finally, about people's doubts about the height of porcelain pillows, the relevant personnel found that in fact, these porcelain pillows have a fixed height, usually three to four inches high, and not as exaggerated as the height of modern TV series, after all, the ancients are not stupid, in addition to considering their functionality in the manufacture of bedding and other living utensils, of course, they will not forget to avoid their discomfort.