Prostitutes can be roughly divided into four categories: Shuyu, Changsan, Yaoer, and Pheasant.
Shuyu: The highest level, performing arts but not selling oneself. Young and beautiful, elegant temperament, proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Changsan: The level is lower than that of the book apartment. It performs as a performer and sells oneself, but it does not receive ordinary guests. It only handles VIPs and specializes in providing "VIP services".
Yaoer: It belongs to civilian consumption, which is the kind of fireworks woman we usually understand.
Pheasants are those women who are responsible for soliciting business at the door. They are full of charm.
Then there is another important person, that is the Madam, whose position is equivalent to the current general manager.
Seiko: Refers to prostitutes, kabuki, etc. who only perform arts but not their bodies.
Everyone: Courtesans or kabuki actors with outstanding sexual skills are similar to female artists in ancient times. In fact, they also sell jokes.
Red Card: The most beautiful prostitute in the brothel, the most popular among the customers, and usually her talents are pretty good. (Selling both art and body)
Oiran: usually refers to the most beautiful and talented among all the brothel prostitutes in a place.
Girls’ school book: originated from the allusion of Xue Tao, a famous prostitute in the Tang Dynasty. Refers to a courtesan with outstanding literary talent, who is proficient in poetry and calligraphy.
Singapore: a singing and dancing girl raised by the government. She usually performs singing and dancing at the banquets of bureaucrats, but in fact she is often forced to lose her virginity in private. .
Jiaofangsi: The government-run organization that managed female musicians in ancient times was actually official prostitutes.
Firework woman: a nickname or derogatory name for ordinary prostitutes in ancient times.
Camp prostitutes: prostitutes or kabuki actors in the ancient army (can be said to be the most miserable category, the more famous one is Yan Rui of the Song Dynasty)
Tu prostitutes: ancient untouched prostitutes Prostitutes who operate privately and secretly with the approval of the government (similar to today's unlicensed vendors) are also a relatively miserable category. They usually operate from their own homes, or a boss controls some homeless people who are wandering and begging due to famine. Women engage in prostitution in secret. Not to mention extremely dirty, it is also a breeding ground for violence, crime and sexually transmitted diseases.
For guests, it’s probably like this. At any time, money determines the hierarchy. After all, it has been said since ancient times that "a bustard loves sister Chao and loves her beauty." But if you look at status, it is naturally linked to the status hierarchy in ancient society. And there is. Look at the prosperous and chaotic times. In troubled times, it is natural to look at money. In the prosperous age, it is generally said to be a talented scholar and a beautiful woman. More emphasis on literary talent. Such as Tang and Song Dynasties. Of course there are special times. For example, in the late Wei and Jin Dynasties, although it was also a troubled time, the literati family had multiple characters. So it’s probably based on the text.