In fact, there were many ways to keep warm in ancient times, mainly as follows:
First, add clothes. No matter what age, clothes are the best tool to keep out the cold. In ancient times, there was no so-called cotton-padded clothes and trousers today. In order to keep out the cold, ordinary people often used clothes made of animal fur, hemp and silk, which had very limited warm-keeping effect. However, despite this, it is still the most common means to keep out the cold.
the second is drinking. China people have a long history of wine culture, and drinking can warm people's bodies, which is also a major reason why China people love drinking. There are also many celebrities who like drinking in history, such as Li Bai, a poet, and the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest. They are all famous for drinking.
the third is to burn the kang. Heated kang has a long history in China. The so-called "heated kang" is to open the foundation and connect all rooms together. When the stove is ignited, the heating will flow to all rooms along the foundation, thus making the room very warm. In fact, it was after the Qing Dynasty that the fire-resistant kang really became popular, and it was at this time that today's fire-resistant kang in Northeast China and Shanxi was passed down.
the fourth is to keep warm around the stove. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to use clay to make smoke stoves for people to keep warm. In the Song Dynasty, there was also a "soup", just like today's warm water bags, for people to keep warm.
Of course, in addition to these methods, there are special methods in the court:
First, use the body of a young girl to keep warm, and put your hands on the girl's body to keep warm.
Secondly, a group of girls are gathered together to keep people warm by means of "surrounding prostitutes".
in a word, the ancient people's pursuit of heating mode is not too much compared with today's.