Secondly, the ancient feudal society and modern social environment are also different. Now there are not only many entertainment facilities at night, but also you can go anywhere you want. But in ancient times, there was no such freedom. In most periods, curfews were imposed at night in ancient times. For example, what are the legal provisions of the Tang Dynasty? Make a night? Because of crime. The "Guard Order" of the Tang Dynasty stipulates: What are the omissions of the yamen every night? During the day? When you're done, just ring the bell 600 times? Close the door? ; It rings 400 times every morning after 3: 00? Open the door drum? . Who is there? Close the door? After that,? Open the door drum? In the past, anyone who walked on the streets of a city for no reason was guilty? Make a night? In order to commit a crime, you have to slap 20 times. If it is official business such as delivering letters for the government, or private affairs such as weddings, funerals, diseases, good or bad luck and buying medicines, you can walk with the consent of the patrol, but you can't go out of the city.
The Ming and Qing laws changed this article to? Night ban? . The regulations are more clear, drums are sounded at three o'clock, and travel is prohibited; Vehicles are not allowed to pass until the bell rings at three o'clock in the morning. Those who walk in the street on the second, third and fourth watch will be slapped forty times (fifty times in Beijing); Those who commit crimes at night after the first watch ban and shortly before the opening of the fifth watch ban will be slapped thirty times (forty times in Beijing). Illness, childbirth, death and funeral can all pass. The implementation of curfew has made most people form the habit of staying at home at night. In this situation where you can't go out and have no entertainment facilities, you can only go to bed early.
More importantly, in ancient times, most people had to engage in manual labor to farm. Why do they go to bed early? On the one hand, it is because we have to rest and ensure that we have enough physical strength to maintain our work the next day. On the other hand, they go to bed early to prevent hunger. In ancient feudal society, people seldom had enough to eat and wear warm clothes, and they didn't worry about eating or drinking. Although ancient books recorded that there were three meals a day as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. But in ancient times, two meals a day were more popular. Imagine that ordinary people do intensive cultivation every day and only have two meals a day. No way, economic conditions can't guarantee three meals a day. In this case, people have to go to bed as early as possible to reduce physical exertion. Otherwise, hunger is enough to make people unaffordable.
As for the statement that more sleep is good for your health, there is even less scientific basis. Modern medicine has proved that proper rest is the best choice to ensure good health, and sleeping more sometimes backfires. I believe many people will have their own experiences. Many times, the more you sleep, the more tired you get. This is the most intuitive proof. Moreover, because of the lack of materials, the ancient people were seriously deficient in nutrition intake and the medical means were backward. The average life expectancy of ancient people is far less than that of modern people. So sleeping more doesn't prove that you can live longer. There is no necessary connection between the two.