Preface
Recently, a TV series "Qinglou" adapted from Feng Tang's novel of the same name was on the air, telling a legendary story about a woman in Qinglou, which caused heated discussions among the audience. As a special industry in ancient times, Qinglou has always attracted much attention from the society, and with the popularity of TV dramas, it has once again set off a heated discussion on Qinglou culture.
The Qinglou is not only an ancient place of wind and moon, but also an important platform for cultural exchange and socialization, and the Oiran in it carries the thoughts and longings of many people. What does it cost to get up close and personal with an Oiran? What was the scene of the ancient green building? How did it affect the social life of the time? Through an in-depth discussion of the culture of Qinglou, we may be able to find some interesting answers.
1. The layered service of the ancient Qinglou
In ancient times, the Qinglou was a unique entertainment venue, and the services in it were also divided into different grades, reflecting the feudal hierarchy at that time. Generally speaking, there are two main types of service users in Qinglou, one is prostitutes and the other is prostitutes, and the service objects and prices they provide are also different.
1. The difference between a prostitute and a prostitute
In ancient Qinglou, prostitutes and prostitutes were two completely different concepts, and the nature of the work they did and their social status were also very different. Prostitutes are high-ranking women in the Qinglou, they are usually women from poor families through learning singing and dancing skills, poetry, calligraphy and painting and other talents into the Qinglou, it can be said that they are half-artists and half-sex workers, and their service objects are mainly some princes and nobles and wealthy families.
Prostitutes are ordinary women in Qinglou, their backgrounds are usually relatively low, and they can only rely on their looks and bodies to attract customers and provide them with sexual services, while in ancient feudal society, the status of prostitutes was very low, and almost no one would treat them as a person.
2. Expensive Oiran
In the Qinglou, the status of prostitutes is relatively special, they not only provide sexual services for customers, but more often as an object of companionship and communication, they can drink tea and chat with customers, and even participate in cultural and artistic exchange activities. In order to win the favor of prostitutes, customers need to pay quite high fees, and the cost of the oiran is staggering.
Generally speaking, if you want to get close to Oiran and have one-on-one communication with her, you need to pay thousands of taels of silver for "tea money", and in ancient times, ordinary people's monthly income may only be three taels of silver, which means that it takes them at least two years to have such ability, which shows how far away the high-level service of Qinglou is for ordinary people.
Second, the social impact of Qinglou culture
The existence of the Qinglou undoubtedly had a great impact on the social life at that time, and this influence was not only limited to entertainment and pastime, but also reflected in social class and cultural exchanges.
1. Consumption stratification in society
The reason why the service price of Qinglou is so expensive is inextricably linked with the feudal society at that time, and the service they provide is not only a simple service to meet the physiological needs of customers, but also reflects a kind of spiritual communication and companionship.
And this kind of service needs to pay a corresponding price, and it is precisely because of this that the service of the Qinglou will appear obvious stratification, people from different classes can choose their own service grades, and at the same time, it also invisibly deepens the social class differentiation, reflecting the consumption concept and aesthetic orientation of people at that time.
2. A platform for the exchange of culture and art
In addition to providing sexual services, the Qinglou was also a very important platform for cultural and artistic exchange at that time, where many literati and artists would meet talented and beautiful people from all walks of life, drink and compose poems together, and talk about poetry, calligraphy and painting, which can be said to bring together the essence of various cultures.
The unique charm of the Qinglou women also attracted the patronage of many literati, who were not only artists who could sing and dance, but also knew how to communicate with guests on cultural exchanges, and in such an environment, literati could often find more inspiration and fun, and also brought some special inspiration to their own creations.
3. The inheritance of wind and dust
When mentioning Qinglou, people often think of some scenes about the wind and dust, and they feel that it is full of all kinds of love and hatred, and it is a moving story.
The inheritance of these stories is also the unique significance given by the Qinglou culture, they have been praised through various forms of artworks, becoming a beautiful scenery in the society at that time, and also leaving many precious cultural heritages to future generations.
epilogue
It can be said that the ancient Qinglou culture is a very unique and rich cultural phenomenon, she is not only an ancient place of wind and moon, but also carries the thoughts and longings of many people, and has a profound impact on the social life at that time.
At present, although places like Qinglou have gradually faded out of people's sight, the cultural connotation contained in it still shines with a unique light, and for us, we may feel some inspiration about human nature and emotions, and also understand all aspects of ancient society more deeply.