How hot was the summer in ancient times? Why did some people say that Su Shi was "heated to death"?

The current summer is really too hot. So was the summer in ancient times so hot? Some people say that the summer in ancient times was not very hot because people wore long robes. In fact, it was not the case. Summer in ancient times was hot. The year in China is very hot. In ancient poetry, there is a saying of "flowing fire in July". July here is equivalent to May, which is June and July in summer. It can be seen that the temperature is not low. In ancient times, there was no air conditioning, so people chose to fan themselves and wear short brown shorts to keep cool and relieve the heat.

The hottest summer in history occurred in 1743. This year, the high temperature affected half of China, especially the northern region. The heat was unbearable. According to historical records, everything indoors at that time was extremely hot. , many trees were roasted to death, the north has entered barbecue mode, the weather is as hot as crazy, and this summer in Beijing, many people died of heat, many poor and fat people died, the highest temperature It reached 44.4 degrees, a record high.

Su Shi was one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, with extremely high literary achievements. Su Shi had extremely high attainments in literature, prose, poetry and painting. So how did Su Shi die? Su Shi’s death and The weather has something to do with it. In 1093 AD, Empress Dowager Gao of the Song Dynasty passed away, causing an uproar. Empress Dowager Gao held the real power of the court. After her death, the struggle between various factions became fierce. The final result was that the old party lost its power.

And Su Shi was demoted from official position to Deputy Historian of Jiedu. A few years later, he was demoted to Huizhou, Guangdong, and a few years later, he was demoted to Hainan Island. At that time, Hainan had no Development, humidity and heat were unbearable, but Su Shi quickly adapted to the hard life and made many poor friends. Later, when Song Huizong came to power, Song Huizong cherished talents and allowed Su Shi to return north, but Su Shi was already old. On the way back, the heat Unable to bear it, Su Shi died of heat stroke.