In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient
Not everyone knows and sees camels with their own eyes
Anecdotes about camels also emerge
Speaking of these historical camel anecdotes, 99% of people do not know ~ ~ ~
What was it like in ancient times for people who had never seen a camel?
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In ancient times, camels were mostly active in the north, and the understanding of camels in the south was still incomplete.
As early as Tang Zhaozong received zhao chong, the industry leader from Ezhou, he deliberately referred to the camel as the "mountain donkey king", and Zhao Chong, half-believing, performed three prayers to the camel.
With this curiosity, some people started a camel rich business in the south.
Cai Yun of the Song Dynasty recorded such an anecdote in the "Discussion on the Tiewei Mountain":
The northerners brought a camel, and the people came to watch. Some people started a business of visiting camels, which cost more than ten gold to see once, and this family also got rich by relying on camels.
Later, the camel died because it could not adapt to the environment, and the family was as devastated as if their parents had died.
Camel anecdotes
In ancient times, what was the camel in the eyes of the royal family?
Yuan Dynasty camels
In the Yuan Dynasty, the status of camels was greatly improved, and they were officially introduced into the capital by the Yuan Dynasty royal family and appeared as royal mounts.
According to the 39th Book of the Yuan Dynasty, "(to the second year of the Yuan Dynasty) in the autumn and July... One hundred and ten camels were sent to Aruha and Bulanxi for the empress dowager's use. ”
There is a poem cloud: "Spring travel everywhere can be praised, tired of wearing famous flowers and wildflowers." Laughing and lazily following the phoenix, the internal official urged him to get on the camel cart. ”
In the Yuan Dynasty, camels functioned not only as a means of travel, but also as a food supply, and milk was exclusively for the royal family.
The Yuan Shi Baiguan Zhi once recorded: "Shangshe Temple, rank zheng sipin, in charge of the decoration of the curtain tent, shepherd camels, and offer Ailan cheese." ”
The Millennium Road Camel Bells Linger
From the rare camel to the well-known "boat of the desert".
From the supreme dairy product exclusive to the royal family to the "platinum in milk" today.
Time moves, and the camel bell is leisurely.
The camels still walked and walked, slowly walking from the depths of the desert with fragrant milk, writing a splendid chapter of animal husbandry civilization.
After years of change, camels and rare camel milk across the yellow sand are ushering in a new era.
Based on the new node of the "Belt and Road", the military and agricultural group gathers Xinjiang's animal husbandry resources, digs deep into Xinjiang's characteristic milk, and raises the strength of military farmers to promote "platinum in milk" - camel milk is full of new vitality!
Silk Road Corps Camel Milk