In the era when there was no air conditioning, how did the ancients successfully survive the scorching heat? In the face of high temperatures and scorching heat, they relied on endless wisdom and skill. They have unique secrets when it comes to clothing and eating; And in terms of housing, they have also come up with all kinds of ingenious ways to escape the heat.
It can be said that the era when there were no air conditioners and electric fans was a concentrated embodiment of the wisdom of the ancients and a period of struggle against the residual heat. Although it is difficult for us to imagine, their wisdom is more abundant and varied than we can imagine.
In the face of the hot summer, the wisdom of the ancients amazed the people of today. They knew that fabrics with good breathability could effectively cope with hot weather, so they chose kudzu cloth and linen cloth as summer materials.
Both fabrics were favored by the ancients for their excellent moisture-wicking properties. Kudzu cloth is made of kudzu root, which is soft and cool to the touch, can quickly absorb human sweat and dry quickly, making people feel comfortable and cool.
With its unique weaving process, linen is endowed with extremely high air permeability and moisture absorption speed, which can quickly absorb sweat on the top and take away body heat, helping the human body to cool down and dispel heat.
As a result, many ancient people would use these two fabrics in large quantities to make their clothes during the height of summer, so as to make themselves feel refreshed during the hot summer months. This is the wisdom of the ancients, and their choices have also influenced us invisibly.
The ancients also found that the color and style design of clothing also affected the wearing comfort in high temperature environments. After many comparisons and experiments, they realized that light and white clothing was the most effective in reflecting sunlight and was less likely to absorb too much heat.
At the same time, the loose, multi-layered cut also increases air circulation and improves heat dissipation. Therefore, whenever summer came, the ancients would wear white or light-colored clothing made of kudzu or linen cloth to keep them cool in the hot summer months.
Some people even soak their clothes in a decoction of flowers and herbs to add to their freshness and coolness. It can be said that whether it is the choice of fabric, or the design of colors and styles, the ancients spent a lot of effort on clothing to make it play the maximum effect of avoiding the heat without an air-conditioned electric fan.
These seemingly simple dressing skills have become an important part of their coping with the heat.
1.The ancients didn't just rely on clothing during the summer months, they also invented a variety of cold drinks and ice products to resist the heat. For example, they will use melons and fruits to cool down the heat, and fresh lychees and sweet and sour bayberry are their summer delicacies.
2.In addition to melons and fruits, the ancients also liked a name called"Hiroshi persimmon"of fruits. It looks like a persimmon but has a cool taste and is ideal for summer.
3.Cold soup was also a summer delicacy of the ancients. They will use a variety of fruits, flowers and sugars to make a sweet cold soup, which can not only quench the heat and thirst, but also cleanse the intestines and relieve fever.
4.Knowing that clothing alone could not protect against the heat, the ancients would make a variety of cold drinks and ice products to lower their body temperature, such as golden peach cold soup and hawthorn pit cold soup, which had a sweet taste to relieve the heat and cleanse the stomach.
5.In the summer diet, the ancients paid attention to the freshness of the ingredients and the coolness of the taste. They use a variety of fruits and cold soups to relieve the heat and enjoy the refreshment of the hot summer day.
6.The ancients had brilliant minds and abundant creativity, and they invented all kinds of cold drinks and ice products to combat the heat, such as melons and fruits"Hiroshi persimmon", cold soup, etc., these have become a good helper for them to relieve the heat in summer.
7.The ancients had unique insights into the selection of ingredients and the way they cooked them in their summer diet. They will use melons and fruits and cold soup to relieve the heat, these delicacies are not only refreshing, but also have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
The ancients paid as much attention to the consumption of ice cubes as the modern people relied on air conditioning. During the cold winter months, they send special personnel to pure and pollution-free areas to collect natural ice and store it in underground ice cellars to maintain the freshness of the ice.
In the hot summer, they take out the ice cubes and cool them down by melting them to cool the room, or make a variety of ice drinks to relieve the heat. In addition to natural ice, the ancients also developed two artificial ice-making technologies: one is to use the chemical reaction of saltpeter and other substances to make ice; The other is to use the low temperature action of the well to convert water into ice.
These ice cubes are just as cool and delicious. Some wealthy families even have special freezers to store large amounts of ice cubes to serve cold drinks for a long time.
The popsicles invented by the ancients were amazing, and during the Southern Song Dynasty, popsicles were made with syrup and spices and sold in the hot summer. This ancient popsicle was popular at the time and became a source of happiness for people looking for a touch of coolness in the scorching sun.
This is enough to prove that in the era when there was no modern refrigerator technology, the ancients invented and used a variety of cold drinks and products with wisdom and innovation to effectively relieve heat and make people feel cool in the hot summer.
In addition to enjoying food and drink, the ancient people were also very particular about the living environment, whether it was the royal palace or the common people, they did their best to devise various innovative and effective ways to escape the heat.
In the Imperial Palace, the self-rain pavilion built by craftsmen in 068 is an excellent summer resort. It uses a waterwheel to drive the water delivery system, creating a curtain of clear spring water, which is both beautiful and brings a refreshing enjoyment.
Later, buildings such as the Qingliang Hall and the Hanliang Hall appeared one after another, and most of them used mechanized devices to generate cool airflow. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were also split "ice buckets", which could cool down the emperor like modern air conditioners.
These buildings are the embodiment of the ingenuity and wisdom of the ancient people. Compared with the luxurious summer resort project of the royal family, the simple artifacts of the folk are also unique.
Nature's cooling power is the most popular choice on a hot summer day. Mats and mattresses made of bamboo and reed, with their natural, breathable and soft properties, have become a touch of coolness in our hot summer.
Pillow on a cool bamboo bed or reed mat, or take a nap with a bamboo "Bamboo Lady" in your arms, as if you are in the middle of nature and feel the incomparable coolness.
In addition, some people choose to dig a deep pit in the yard and use the constant temperature of the ground to adjust the indoor temperature.
That's nature, that's our choice.
The wisdom of the ancients in the absence of modern technology, with a variety of simple devices to solve the problem of summer heat, from the water-driven wooden fan windmill to the bamboo and wood waterwheel and sprinkler device, they used creativity and wisdom to create a variety of summer shelter tools, successfully countered the heat, and created a suitable environment for life.
The wisdom and creativity of the ancients is amazing. In the era of lack of modern high technology, they came up with a series of methods to cope with the scorching heat and high temperature based on clothing, food and housing, and at the same time accumulated valuable experience, which had a profound impact on the development of science and technology in later generations.
Whether it is ice-making technology, or the prototype and prototype of air conditioning technology, fans, floor heating and other devices, you can find a shadow in the summer artifact of the ancients. This is the essence of the wisdom of the ancients.
Although compared with our modern people's methods of relying on science and technology to escape the heat, the methods of the ancients are more primitive and complex, and they are not as quick and convenient to use as air conditioners, we can still feel the wisdom and innovative spirit of the ancients from these methods.
Perhaps one day in the future, when modern technology is no longer as advanced as it is today, we may need to tap into and apply the wisdom left by the ancients again.