Bitong drink, an ancient summer-relieving drink, was served with lotus leaves.
The ancients used lotus leaves as wine cups for drinking, which was called Bitong drink. When drinking, it is quite interesting to pick up lotus leaves from the lotus pond and use them as wine glasses. Take a lotus leaf with a stem and pierce the center of the lotus so that the puncture hole is connected to the hollow lotus stem. Fill the lotus leaves with fine wine, then bend the hollow leaf stems into the shape of an elephant trunk, and suck the wine from the end of the stems. The ancients called this way of drinking from a lotus leaf cup "Bitong Drinking".
The ancients had a very strange and trendy way of drinking, which was to pick fresh lotus leaves, roll them up to serve wine, and use chopsticks to pierce the lotus stems so that the ends are connected to the middle part of the lotus leaves. , and then drink it all in one gulp like using a straw. If you can't drink it, you will lose the game and you will be fined. The person who was punished by drinking and the person who was punished each had their own fun, and everyone was happy and full of elegance.
Ancient people’s way of cooling off
Generally in ancient times, wealthy families or royal nobles would choose Feng Shui treasure sites, that is, places with water sources around them to build houses, and use mechanical principles to send water to them. The roof is then laid down along the eaves to form a cooling effect. Wells are also dug indoors, leaving holes in the room for cooling in the summer and covered with lids in the winter.
In ancient times, there were no refrigerators, so the ancients would use ice cellars to store ice cubes. In the summer, they would take out a small amount of ice cubes and place them indoors to make ice trays, where the ice cubes would melt. It will continuously emit cool air during the process, so it can also play a role in cooling down the heat. Some people also move to cooler places in the summer, such as ancient summer resorts.