How did the nobles of the Tang Dynasty show off their wealth?

Mondo History Updated on 2024-03-08

Prosperous Tang Dynasty, thousands of weather. At that time, the most face-saving thing for a rich son was to go out with a few powerful "Kunlun slaves", enjoy the service of docile and lovely "Silla maids" in his own mansion, and have charming and charming "bodhisattvas" singing and dancing when holding night banquets.

The Kunlun Nu can be broadly divided into three ethnic groups, namely the Nigritos from South and Southeast Asia who are the most numerous, the Zanzibari (also known as the Sangha Nu) from northern Africa are the second, and the Dravidian from India are the least. Because these Kunlun slaves are as strong as cattle, have a gentle temperament, are down-to-earth and upright, and can be loyal to their masters to death, the wealthy nobles flock to them.

Due to the scarcity of monk slaves, only the true nobility could afford to use them, and they were a status symbol. The average nouveau riche is not eligible to use it.

"Silla maids" are equivalent to Filipino maids in Hong Kong today, but Silla maids are from the Korean Peninsula and look much better than Filipino maids, so they are very sought-after in the Tang Dynasty market. These women were not only lovely, but also docile, proficient in cooking, and good at work, so they were very popular with the dignitaries, and they vied to buy them to serve them at home.

Even if they were servants in the Tang Dynasty, their lives were much better than in Silla, so a large number of Silla maids came to China from the Korean Peninsula at that time.

The Bodhisattva Barbarians were originally a group of singers from a small country called the "Female Barbarian Kingdom" around the Tang Dynasty, and were originally given as a tribute to the emperors and nobles of the Tang Dynasty. The group of women wore their hair in a high bun, wore gold hats, and wore colorful tassels, and wore beads and jade rings around their necks, looking radiant. The people of the Tang Dynasty called the beauties "Bodhisattva", and they came from the female barbarian country, so they were called the Bodhisattva Barbarians. The main job of the Bodhisattva is to use the people of Sesar to dance, play the harp, and sing songs for the nobles' amusement. Therefore, their social status is much higher than that of Kunlun Nu and Silla Maiden.

The main group of people who appreciate the songs and dances of the Bodhisattva are the literati and the nobles of the kings and grandchildren, and over time, the "Bodhisattva Man" has become the name of the word brand for the writers to write poems and lyrics.

Just like the comparison style in today's society, the rich people are happy to show off the slaves, territories, appearances and talents they bought, which became a social trend at that time, and it was also a way for the nobles of the Tang Dynasty to show off their status and enjoy wealth.

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