The world is so big, I want to see, traveling is not only a demand of many modern people, in ancient times, many people with ideals and ambitions, or like the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, also like to travel.
But the ancients couldn't just say go, tooI can't do it in a day, The ancients went out for a long time was very complicated, do you know how difficult it was?
Modern people go out, as long as they bring their mobile phone wallets and ID cards, they can go wherever they want, such as the recently popular Northeast Harbin Ice and Snow World, which attracts a lot of small potatoes in the south and travels non-stop.
Airplane tickets and high-speed rail tickets are also hard to find, and many college students who want to go back to their hometown in Northeast China after the exam cry at night that they can't buy tickets to go home.
However, if it was in ancient times, southerners wanted to go to the northeast, it can be said that it was more important than nowIt's a hundred times harderA thousand times.
In ancient feudal society, large-scale population movement was restricted, and if a person wanted to go to a place, he needed to greet the elders in the family, ask for consent, and then go to the official service yamen to report.
Parents are here, not far away, without a legitimate reason, such as participating in scientific examinations, doing business and other legitimate reasons, you can't get the customs clearance documents, only get the local government to give itClearance documentsin order to leave from the local area and go to the field.
Anyone who has watched "Journey to the West" knows that every time Tang monks and apprentices go to a place, they need the local government to stamp the customs clearance documents, and only in this way can they leave smoothly and go to the next place.
After successfully getting the customs clearance documents, people who go out to travel still need itAsk for divination, divination of the good fortune of this trip, in my country's ancient book "Zhou Yi", there is a record of "travel hexagram".
In fact, this is also to ask for a psychological comfort, after all, communication is inconvenient in ancient times, and all kinds of dangers may be encountered when you go out, in order to make yourself feel at ease, but also to reassure the family, you can always avoid divination.
This custom has continued to this day, still exists, I believe many people have seen the old-fashioned wall calendar, on which every day will be written what to do today, what to do, what to do, such as today should be "go out, open, pray for blessings".Don't "do everything unsuitable".
The divination of ancient people before traveling is similar to this, in fact, this cannot blame the ancients for superstition, mainly because the ancient law and order were relatively backward, and there were bandits and bandits in many places, and people who went far away could not get in touch with their families or the government anytime and anywhere, and they were likely to die if they encountered accidents on the road.
Therefore, if everything goes well, you can leave on time, and if there is a bad omen, you may have to leave early or delay it for a few days.
The ancients traveled onlyLand and waterWhich of the two ways do most people who travel?
After getting the customs clearance documents and calculating the travel time, it is time to start preparing the supplies for going out, that is, packing your luggage.
Nowadays, when people go out on a trip, they can basically get it with a suitcase, bring a change of clothes, some daily necessities, etc., and they can always put it down when they squeeze.
But the ancients were different, because of the ancientsTraffic efficiency is slowIt is normal to go on a long trip, as short as a month or two, or as long as a year and a half.
Depending on the time they need to be delayed, they will bring a lot of things, such as pots and pans, for a picnic halfway, and they will also bring all the clothes for the four seasons of the year, so that they can change according to the climate.
The most important thing is gold and silver money, without money can not go anywhere, can only go home, in addition, there are books, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., see different scenery, some people are poetic, always improvised, these things are also essential.
Pack these bags, not to mention a suitcase, just loadA whole carriageIt is also possible, so some people think that the ancients went out once, just like moving, and they wanted to bring all the washbasins at home.
If you don't have a carriage at home, you can only carry it yourself, but obviously, you can't carry it by yourself.
Travelers who do not have a horse-drawn carriage can choose to take the waterway and travel by boat to reduce the burden on themselves, and there are pros and cons to taking a boat.
The disadvantage is that it is not along the way, the rivers are established, and the place you want to go may not be able to go directly, and you also need to detour, the advantage is that the scenery is beautiful, and the scenery on the water is much more beautiful than the scenery on land.
Travelers who are able to do so, will also bring itMusical instruments and singers, between the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, dance together and enjoy the beauty of this moment.
Most of the ancient literati and writers were fascinated by landscapes, such as Li Bai, Su Shi, Li Shizhen, Li Daoyuan and others, who could be called veritable "ancient travelers".
In ancient times, people who wanted to travel far away were basically rich and idle people, just like Li Bai, whose family was wealthy, as a combination of the rich second generation and the second generation of officials, Li Bai could go as much as he wanted.
According to Li Bai's poems in different periods, some people have drawn the life trajectory of Li Bai's life, and these footprints have spread throughout Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.
That is to say, Li Bai has traveled almost half of China in his life, and he has seen almost all the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
There is also the Northern Wei Dynasty writer Li Daoyuan, who was also born in a family of eunuchs, and his family also has a titleEconomic strengthIt is not ordinary, he holds official positions in many places, and he travels wherever he goes.
During his travels, he wrote the "Notes on the Book of Water", which not only showed his literary brilliance, but also showed the world the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers in many regions, so he was called a "geographer" by later generations.
There is also a literati Xie Lingyun who likes to travel, he always likes to go out in groups, and when the trees block the way, he cuts down trees on the spot.
Xie Lingyun also invented oneOutdoor travel shoes "Xie Gong clog"., Li Bai wore it and praised it again and again, "Feet on Xie Gong's clogs, body climbing the green cloud ladder". Although it was not easy for the ancients to travel, people who really love to travel will still rise to the challenge.
It is not difficult to find that in most cases, traveling was an activity that only people with a certain economic strength would have in ancient times.
In addition to people who do business, other ordinary people almost do not go far in their lives, on the other hand, in modern society, the transportation is convenient, and many ordinary people can go out to travel, so in comparison, it is more cool to live in modern times.