There were very few entertainment facilities in ancient times, and there were not many entertainment projects for people to play. For example, the entertainment projects that the princes of the Qing Dynasty usually played, in addition to drinking tea and entertaining birds, were horseback riding, archery, and raising flowers and plants. Or go to the Flower House for fun.
During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus were a people who were good at riding and archery. They were a people who often moved on horseback. Of course, horseback riding and archery were also part of their daily entertainment. Equestrian and archery competitions are a tradition of the Manchu people. Annual equestrian competitions, archery competitions, autumn hunting and spring hunting are held every year in the imperial city. This has also become an indispensable part of their daily lives. In their free time, it is also a more comfortable way to have a horse-riding archery competition with one or two friends.
The other is raising flowers and playing birds. During the Qing Dynasty, some high-ranking officials and princes regarded raising some precious animals and planting some exotic flowers and plants as a symbol of their identity and status, so they usually Entertainment activities are also indispensable without careful care of their exotic flowers, rare plants and rare birds. Moreover, the princes and dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty would often hold "tasting meetings" to appreciate precious flowers, plants and rare birds. Some princes even spent a lot of money to build gardens, lawns, and ponds in their houses. Among these exotic flowers and plants, the most popular among the princes is the thrush. Because this bird is extremely difficult to raise, there are very few people who can raise this bird. It is also a symbol of status and status. symbol.
As one of the few forms of entertainment in ancient times, of course going to the Flower House is indispensable. In their free time or when they are busy at work and need to rest, they will choose to go to the Flower House to listen to small songs and occasionally get massages to let go of the fatigue and anxiety of the day. To sum up, the daily entertainment methods of these princes during the Qing Dynasty were mostly drinking tea, playing with birds, riding horses, archery, raising rare and exotic herbs, or going to flower houses to relieve their worries.