It is too hot in summer. How did ancient women escape the summer?

In costume dramas, what we are most familiar with is that wearing long clothes and long sleeves in summer is not afraid of heat. In ancient times, women usually used clothes, fans, ice cubes and drinks, or went to a summer resort to quench their thirst or ate watermelons.

In clothing, in summer, women in ancient times chose thin tulle clothing, while women in wealthy families chose silk as clothing, which felt good and silky. In the Tang dynasty, it was more open, with short sleeves and low collars. Empress Wu Zetian likes topless clothes, and women in brothels also like to wear revealing clothes to attract guests.

Fans have appeared since the Shang Dynasty. Ancient women took round fans and other similar umbrellas in summer. For example, the emperor sat in the middle, and the ladies stood on both sides, holding big leaves to fan the sun for the emperor. There are also folding fans in costume dramas, and ancient literati like to write poems and paint on them, pretending to be elegant.

Drinking melon seeds is equivalent to today's heat-clearing and detoxicating tea, and there are places in the south that will fry their own herbs to eliminate dampness and relieve summer heat. In ancient times, all the shops selling drinks were tea to quench thirst and reduce fire. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, from the emperor to the dawn people, summer supplies were essential.

Ice cubes did not appear with the refrigerator in modern times. In summer, ancient women drank with ice. The ancients began to dig ice rooms six months ago and put ice cubes in them. Next summer, some people will start selling ice cubes. As the temperature rises, the price will also rise.

Finally, there is the summer resort. Ancient emperors like to take their concubines to their summer resort, which is equipped with hydraulic fans and special building materials, such as cold water, which are sprinkled on the roof through a water dispenser to keep it cool when it is hot.