1. How did ancient people wipe their stools
Papermaking was a major invention in China as early as the Han Dynasty, but it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the products of this technology were applied to people's most practical purposes. Life: Going to the toilet. Later generations speculate that the Yuan Dynasty was founded by the Mongols, and their culture was relatively backward. They did not have the awareness of the Han people to "respect writing paper", so toilet paper entered people's lives. Before, for a long time, everyone used bamboo slices to make sanitary products for toilets, even the emperor was no exception. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, people used a kind of wood or bamboo chips called "toilet chips". The "Yuan History" Biography of the Third Empress and the Second Concubine records that Bo Lan, the "Sage Empress of Huizong Hui Renyu", was the crown prince. At that time, she was very filial to her mother-in-law, "Holy Queen Zhao Ruishun". She would use her own face to test the softness of the toilet paper before her mother-in-law wiped the dirt: "The queen is filial and prudent by nature, and she does good deeds in the palace. The ancestors called her a virtuous daughter-in-law." Queen Zhao Ruishun, never leave the left and right, go to the toilet."
Some farmers are used to using straw, tiles, straw, sorghum stalks or corn stalks, etc., mostly using local materials. 2. What did ancient people use to wipe ***
According to research, early people used bamboo slices, even the emperor was no exception.
Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, people commonly used wood or bamboo chips called "toilet chips". To be precise, they were used for scraping rather than wiping. Japanese archeology has discovered that many ancient toilets contained "toilet chips". For example, during the excavation of the Fujiwara Kyo ruins in Kodōmachi, Nara Prefecture in 1992, the remains of what is called "Japan's oldest toilet" were discovered. The toilet remains were dated to the late 7th century. Outside the architectural ruins of Shichijo Ichibo in Ukyo, Fujiwara, "more than 150 toilet chips were unearthed from the toilet pit." Similar toilet chips were also found in the Korokan toilet ruins excavated in Fukuoka City from about 720 to 730 AD. A large number of toilet chips were also unearthed from the Yanagi Imperial Palace ruins in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture from the 11th to 12th centuries.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China and Japan had close exchanges, and the Chinese lifestyle had a profound impact on Japan. Therefore, these archaeological discoveries in Japan are of great reference value in inferring the swabbing tools of the Chinese during the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is said that toilet chips were introduced to China with Buddhism.
In the early Buddhist laws, it is recorded that Sakyamuni instructs the monks to use the toilet seat, such as the sixth volume of the Binimu Sutra: At that time, the World Honored One was In Rajagaha, there was a bhikkhu of the Brahmin caste. It is very dirty. When going to the toilet, use grass to scrape the lower passage. If you continue to scrape it, it will be scratched and the color will be unpleasant.
The bhikkhus asked: "Why are you so haggard and suffering?" They replied: "I hate this impurity when I go to the toilet, and I hurt myself by scraping with a heavy scraper, so I am unhappy." In response to this situation, Sakyamuni Buddha said: "When the beginning and the end have been completed, use a scraper to clean it.
If you don't have a scraper, you can't wipe it on the wall, and you can't wipe it on the toilet board and beams. , no stone, no grass, no lumps of earth, soft wood, soft leaves, or exotic wood. Use wood, bamboo, and reed as the base. The longest one is one stick, and the short one is four fingers.
< p> Those who have used it must not shake it, and those who have made it dirty must not touch it. This is called the method of using toilet chips."These precepts were written more than a hundred years after his death. Therefore, judging from the current literature, the history of using toilet chips in India is much earlier than that in China. Buddhism began to be introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty. At first, only some "Sutras" were introduced, while the "Laws" that made clear requirements for believers' daily life began in the Three Kingdoms. The earliest record of Chinese people using toilet chips also dates from the Three Kingdoms. began, so the theory that toilet chips were introduced from India seems to be tenable.
Bamboo has burrs and is easy to scratch the buttocks, so the quality of "toilet chips" needs to be verified and must be carefully made and processed. The emperor even made it himself. "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty·Buddha Biography" records that Li Yu, the later master of the Southern Tang Dynasty He personally cut bamboo slices for the monks to use when going to the toilet, and tested the quality with his cheeks to see if they were smooth and smooth. This shows that the status of the monks at that time was extraordinary. ? Of course, not all bamboo chips are used.
In some places, people use stones and pick pebbles to solve problems. Not only can it be washed and reused, it also does not consume green resources.
Both of the above things have been discovered by archaeologists. It is said that there was a boy from a rich family who was a little dull and sniffed around with a black stone all day long, and sometimes even rubbed his cheek. Finally I found out it was this thing. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, rough paper also began to be used.
Between the Tang and Song Dynasties, paper was not only used for writing, but also for daily use and burned to worship ghosts and gods. The Toilet Law No. 14 of the "Instructions for New Bhikkhus to Practice and Protect Rituals" written by Daoxuan, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, records the daily norms of monks. Among them, the Toilet Law requires monks to "always have a toilet bag and must not miss it", and it is clearly stipulated : "No words may be used on old paper."
This record proves that monks in the Tang Dynasty used toilet chips to wipe dirt. At the same time, it is very interesting that it is forbidden to use "old writing paper" to wipe dirt. Since it is prohibited, then there must be people doing this in real life. ? It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that paper was widely used in toilets.
We know that paper was invented in the Han Dynasty, but why was this thing that changed the course of human civilization not used by Chinese people to wipe their hands until the Yuan Dynasty? Later generations speculate that the Yuan Dynasty was founded by the Mongols, and their culture was relatively backward. They did not have the awareness of the Han people to "respect writing paper", so toilet paper entered people's lives.
"History of the Yuan Dynasty" records the third concubine and the second concubine in the biography. Bolan Yeqiechi, the "Holy Queen of Yuzong Hui Renyu", was very filial to her mother-in-law "Holy Queen Zhao Ruishun" when she was the crown prince. She tried the softness of the toilet paper on her face: "The queen is filial by nature and does good deeds in the palace. She is called a virtuous daughter-in-law by the ancestors.
I serve the Holy Queen Zhaorui and Shun, and never leave the left and right to go to the toilet." Ming Dynasty The organization in the imperial palace that was specifically responsible for logistics was called the "Four Divisions". According to the records of the 50th Official in the "History of the Ming Dynasty": "The Division of Cherishing the Salary is in charge of the fuel used; the Division of Bells and Drums is in charge of the bells and drums of the court, and the interior Music, legends, brocade, rice-beating and other miscellaneous plays; Baochao is in charge of making thick and thin papyrus; Huntang is in charge of bathing."
Among them, the Baochao Department is the department in charge of toilet paper. People in the Qing Dynasty used paper to wipe dirt, and there are many documents that can be verified.
Chapter 41 of A Dream of Red Mansions contains a paragraph about Grandma Liu having diarrhea: Grandma Liu felt a noise in her abdomen, and she hurriedly pulled a little girl, asked for two pieces of paper, and then undressed. Everyone laughed again and shouted to him, "You can't do that here!" They hurriedly ordered a woman to take Dongbei up.
This description shows that during Cao Xueqin’s life, people in both the Grand View Garden and the countryside had already used toilet paper to wipe away their filth. .. 3. When was toilet paper made? Specifically, when did it become popular in China and when it was first popularized in other countries?
Toilet paper of the ancients: When China did not have advanced papermaking technology, ancient people used toilet paper to raise it. Solve this problem.
Called "toilet slips". In ancient times, when going to the toilet, toilet chips were used instead of paper.
Chips are small pieces cut from wood or bamboo. Rinse with water after use to prepare for next use.
Aristocratic homes prepare brocades and xiangs for use. After the invention of paper, bamboo and wood chips were still used because of its high price.
It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that records were recorded on paper. It may be said that this custom was passed down from ancient India, so it is followed in Chinese temples.
"Northern History. Qi Jizhong": "[Emperor Wenxuan] had been addicted to alcoholism for a long time and turned into a loser.
Although Yang Min was appointed as the prime minister and assistant, he went to the toilet to raise funds." Song Dynasty Ma Ling's "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Biography of Buddha": "The queen and the queen of Zhou wore monk hats and cassocks, recited Buddhist scriptures in class, knelt down and bowed their foreheads, until they became tumors.
Personally cut the monks' toilet slips If there are few thorns on the cheeks, then repair them. "Zongyi of Ming Dynasty, "Zhuogenglu. Toilet Chou": "In this temple, I cut wood as a chip and placed it in the ditch, which is called the toilet chip." 4. Funny. Tampered ancient poems
The water in Peach Blossom Beach is thousands of feet deep, and the ancients did not use paper to defecate
The merchant girl did not know that her country was about to be subjugated, but she still sang nunchucks across the river
What is the matter with Changxiang? Goodbye, I will know the Tianma Meteor Fist
The country is like a painted skin. Life is like a wet dream.
The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying. My dearest love in my life is King Adi.
I left as gently as I came.
I shook the sack without bringing it with me. Walk a cabbage
Touching the stove with your left hand, there is a pot on the stove, and there is water in the pot, and the water is poisonous
The village girl who has always hated me has no place to look for, and I don’t know where to turn< /p>
Stallone went to Lutixia, Huayin County at night and punched Edison Chen
Meng Jiangnu cried down the Great Wall, and the white lady flooded Jinshan Powerword
Brother Zeng left Married to his ex-wife Li Yuchun. Embarrassing. .
How long have the two been embracing each other? The two were watching the excitement
Looking for him in the crowd, I suddenly looked back and saw that person at the canteen at the door
Meet each other It's hard to say goodbye, but XX's whole family is mentally retarded.
Committing suicide against the mountains in the daytime, people flow into the Yellow River into the sea.
Asking what love is in the world, it will make people feel like vomiting after eating.
To catch a thief, catch the king first; to curse someone, curse the mother first.
The rich will eventually get married, but the lovers will suffer for the rest of their lives
This hatred will last forever, the more cattle you want, the more cattle you will need
Czechoslovakia, again Name, Jack, Slow Fuck
It can be cheap, it’s very cheap, God is so cheap, and a gentleman will not hesitate to be humble.
Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that he did not bring paper in his stool
If the sky is sentimental, the sky will grow old, and if a man is sentimental, he will die early
If the sky is sentimental, the sky will grow old, and if he is struck by lightning every day, he will not have any worries
Since ancient times, no one has ever had trouble in life. Shit, who doesn’t use poop paper
If life is not satisfying, the anthurium of the Ming Dynasty will clear the waves
I know how similar life is everywhere, after gnawing chicken feet and gnawing pig trotters
Li Bai refused to pay for the boat trip, so the boatman kicked him off the boat.
The water in Peach Blossom Beach is thousands of feet deep. I don’t know whether Li Bai is dead or not.
People are divided into three, six or nine grades and meat is divided into three layers
Tianma Meteor Boxing specializes in treating tracheitis
Once successful, the speech is incoherent
< p> Chirp again, Mulan is playing the game consoleThere is a bright moonlight in front of the bed, eh, there is frost on the ground.
Asking you how much sorrow you can have is like a group of eunuchs going to bed
Recently, Guo Jingming only loves chrysanthemums (embarrassing)
Compared with the upper ones, the bust is not enough, compared with the lower ones More than enough for the waist
Lovers will eventually become parents...
Others laugh at me for being crazy, and I laugh at others for being cross-eyed.
Unexpectedly, the person had already left, and the toilet paper was left empty to show his heart.
The hero is sad and the beauty is Guan. The beauty’s name is Zhao Benshan (...)
Such a beauty So delicate, she was defeated by countless heroes.
It takes ten years to grow a man, but it takes a hundred years to grow a koala
Others laugh at me, but I see nothing in others.
Guo Jingming comes at night, flowers How much do you know?
It’s better to go down to the Zhulou with new makeup, brother Li Yuchun is worried about ghosts
It’s better to eat soft rice together if you are beautiful and proud and have to have fun
My flowers are blooming Kill all the flowers, and shine in China
Develop sports and increase the weight of the people
Is the departure of the booger a thumb pursuit, or a refusal to retain the nose?
The sky is blue, the ground is yellow, the catalyst is high temperature and high pressure.
So I drank and had great fun, and sang with strings, saying, I will love you even after I die. . . . It’s not enjoyable if it’s not vivid and satisfying. . 5. What did ancient people use to wipe their hair?
1. When there was no paper, it is more powerful to use bamboo or wood as a tool to wipe their hair.
The more elegant name is toilet chips, or toilet slips. If it is called toilet chips, it may be related to the vegetation. It is a bamboo skewer, longer than a toothpick, like the size of the bamboo skewers used for barbecue meat skewers today.
If it is called toilet chip, it should come from ancient writing slips. This is undoubtedly invented by the Chinese. Among the unearthed cultural relics, the average length of toilet slips is 24CM, width 1CM, and thickness 0.5CM, which is the same size as the wooden stick in the middle of the ice cream we eat.
With the advent of paper, these thick and stiff sticks will be eliminated. Who doesn't eat white-flour steamed buns, but eats acorn-flour steamed buns instead?
According to the theory of evolution, people's minds are becoming more and more mature, and their brains are becoming more and more developed. Before the advent of toilet slips, bark, straw sticks, leaves, etc. were conceivable.
The use of silk or cloth cannot be ruled out. Nowadays, people still use diapers for babies, which can be washed, dried and used repeatedly. People also use handkerchiefs to wipe their noses. The ancients were also willing to use handkerchiefs to wipe their noses** *, then wash it and put it in your pocket for later use. Perhaps the original handkerchief was used by nobles and nobles to wipe their vaginas, and later by poor and lower-middle peasants.
In the south, bamboo skins are used to weave mats, while in the north, the skins of sorghum poles are used to weave mats. China's handicraft industry is the most exquisite in the world, with countless skilled craftsmen.
However, sorghum poles have been used as toilet slips for 1,000 years and are still in use today. The diameter of the sorghum pole is about 1CM. After being divided into two parts, the edges are very neat and smooth, and there is a soft flesh in the middle, which is a hundred times stronger than bamboo slices.
And it is cheap, time-saving and convenient. There is no pollution from chemical bleach, it is the wisdom of the natural creator of the world.
2. Due to limited conditions, measures should be taken according to local conditions. Bamboo can be used in the south, but wood must be used in the north. When bamboo and wood chips are not available, mugwort or stones may be used.
In the desert, you must grab a handful of sand, and in the field, you must use soil clods. Toilet paper is a symbol of the rich. Don't forget that there are many poor people. They don't have basins to wash their faces. They can only dig a hole in the ground, spread a layer of plastic sheet, and put in water to take a bath and wash their faces. People in the reed marsh They may use reeds, wheat stalks in the south, and sorghum stalks in the north, which can be divided into two parts and held in the mouth when going to the toilet.