Before paper appeared, what did ancient people use to wipe their bottoms?

China always scratches with bamboo or tiles when going to the toilet, and then washes his hands. Paper is what literati use to write. It's very high-end stuff. If it is wrong or bad, you can't just throw it away. You should burn it respectfully in the "Xizi Pavilion" (see McDull's movie). This is the rule of literati. It seems that it was not until the early years of the Qing Dynasty that I began to wipe my ass with toilet paper that was not suitable for writing. Xuan paper and some delicate and soft paper are still used for writing.

In China, papers are graded. It is not surprising that teachers and elders will teach you a lesson (academic officials will also be punished), but it is not surprising that you broke the law and robbed others of their heads. For example, when writing to the emperor, there are special rules on the paper, and there can be no typos and stains. The same is true for scholars who take exams every time.

A delicate beauty like Xi Shi The Story Of Diu Sim, when she finished, was also shaved with bamboo pieces. It's amazing to shave and wash your face-I also use Fuyanjie! This is the custom in the Central Plains and Southwest China. There are many yellow tiles and bamboos.

During the Genghis Khan era, Mongolian princes and nobles brought nomadic customs to the Yuan Dynasty in Beijing. Put a handful of clean and fresh grass in the toilet. When you're done, grab a handful and wipe it hard-it smells like grassland!

In the middle of Ming Dynasty, people in China began to wipe their bottoms with paper. This is mainly due to the workshop-style papermaking under the germination of capitalism, which leads to a large number of leftover materials being collected by people of insight, strung in piles, walking around the streets and selling them to the daughters and daughter-in-law of rich families for embroidery at a low price. Then, the daughters and daughters-in-law who couldn't get out of the house found that these little pieces of paper were actually more refreshing than scraping with bamboo pieces, and they also saved the trouble of washing, so they first spread among women. As far as I can guess, its circulation mode is mostly that a young lady thinks it's cool to do so first, then the senior maid learns to come, and the maid goes home to visit relatives, and reports this luxurious and healthy way as news. Then, Jasper, a little rich family, learned to be a celebrity. Finally, Claudia's fireworks, which is at the forefront of fashion, boldly introduced this way as a special attitude of luxury and romance to the leading men of the times.