"Fire fighting, take-away, tea shop", people in the Song Dynasty played with the leftovers.

The popular take-away food, coffee shops and tea shops are actually leftovers from the Song Dynasty. We are not talking nonsense. We have evidence, and this evidence is in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. Let's take a look at the hidden secrets in this Qingming Riverside Map.

The first thing I saw when I launched the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was two mountain people driving little donkeys to sell charcoal to the city. But in fact, these charcoal may not sell at a good price, because the citizens in the Northern Song Dynasty have started to use coal extensively. The pavilion we saw next was unusual. It was called Wanghuolou, and now it is equivalent to a fire brigade. There will be a watchtower at intervals in Bianjing City, which shows that people at that time paid as much attention to fire control as modern times.

Looking back, we see a canal with many ships. The rudder of these ships is a high-tech product, which is called the balance rudder. This balance rudder was later spread to the west, which opened the prelude to the era of great navigation in the west. And this bridge on the river is also full of articles. The wooden pole at the bridge head is called table wood, and its function is to specify the scope of vendors' stalls. The Song Dynasty also set up a street department, that is, urban management. In ancient dynasties, there were curfews, that is, civilians were not allowed to go out at night. Shops can only be opened in a place called Fang, and the time of opening and closing the market is also clearly defined. Bianjing in Song Dynasty broke this tradition and created the earliest nightlife. There are all kinds of special snacks on the street at night in Bianjing, and the foodies in Song Dynasty are really blessed.

On the street connected by the bridge, the most popular one is this kind of foot shop that advertises itself with light boxes, that is, the hourly room. Ten thousand on the light box means that wine is sold here, which shows that people at that time already had the consciousness of advertising, and we can often see this propaganda method of light box now. Nowadays, many young people don't cook at home, but try to get used to eating out or taking out food, which actually appeared as early as the Song Dynasty.

When we continue to open the scroll, what we see is an unguarded city gate. In ancient times, civilians needed to find the official way out of the city, but in the Song Dynasty, they didn't have to. Anyone can take a trip and leave. Walking through the city gate, we can see a signboard of Mr. Wang's long-term residence, which is a long-term residence opened by a rich family in wang xing in the Song Dynasty, that is, a regular hotel. And this store with orange lights is also a hotel, but this hotel is different from ordinary hotels, it can provide legal * * *. At that time, the population of Bianjing remained above 1 million all the year round, so the people on the street seemed a little crowded. There are many stalls on this street that say "fragrant drinks", which is equivalent to our tea shop today. If it is summer, there are cold drinks to sell. At that time, people loved to drink tea, so Bianjing tea houses were everywhere, just like today's cafes. If you are tired of shopping, go in and have a cup of tea and have a rest. It's really petty bourgeoisie to think about it.

Look at the bustling Bianjing in the riverside scene on Qingming Festival, but this painting is actually just a civilian area of Bianjing. The reason why this riverside scene on Qingming Festival is precious is precisely because it recorded the life in Kyoto at that time.