The Song dynasty is considered as the peak of Chinese traditional culture and aesthetics.
普遍认为宋朝是中国传统文化和美学的巅峰。
So what was the modern lifestyle like in the Song dynasty?
那么宋人的摩登生活方式是怎样的呢?
The makeup and clothing of females in the Song dynasty are simple and elegant.
宋朝女性的妆容和服饰讲究素雅。
In terms of clothing, girls preferred colors of low saturation.
在服装方面,女性喜欢饱和度较低的颜色。
They wore tight-sleeved and short tops, long skirts underneath and long-sleeve gowns with front open on the outside.
她们内着短袖紧身打底衣和长裙,外穿前襟向外敞开的长袖长袍。
Their makeup style was extremely simple and clean, similar to the nude makeup look we are now pursuing.
她们的化妆风格非常简洁清爽,类似于我们现在推崇的裸妆。
After the base makeup, women whiten the forehead, the bridge of the nose and the chin.
上完底妆后,女性会把前额、鼻梁和下巴这些位置打白。
This was called Sanbai, Three White Makeup, similar to today's highlight effect.
这个叫三白,也称三白妆,类似于今天的高光效果。
The blusher painted lightly was called Taohua, Peach Blossom Makeup, which covered with a layer of white powder was called Feixia makeup.
这种少许涂抹的腮红叫桃花,也就是桃花妆,再抹上一层白色的粉,就叫飞霞妆。
In the Song dynasty the use of thrush ink was popular.
在宋朝,画眉之墨很流行。
In addition to the long and thin eyebrow represented by Yuanshan Eyebrows, the moon shaped eyebrow and inverted faint eyebrow were also popular.
除了以远山眉为代表的细长眉型外,月形眉、倒勾淡眉也很流行。
At that time, Lip-biting Makeup was highly welcomed.
当时咬唇妆很受欢迎。
This makeup was to put a dab on the middle of the lips before being smudged up and down.
这种妆是先在嘴唇中间涂上一点,然后再上下抹匀。
People in the Song dynasty loved to wear flower hairpins.
宋朝人喜欢戴花簪。
Men were no exception.
男性也不例外。
Men's love for hairpins began in the Tong dynasty.
男人对簪子的喜爱始于唐代。
In the Southern Song dynasty from the nobles to commoners, men wearing flower pins became a national trend.
在南宋时期,从贵族到平民,男人佩戴花簪成为了国风。
Besides dressing up, eating and drinking were of course the top priorities.
除了打扮,享用美食当然也是极为重要的。
Before the Song dynasty the most commonly used cooking methods were limited to roasting, steaming and boiling.
在宋朝以前,最常用的烹饪方法仅限于烤、蒸和煮。
And they only had two meals per day.
而且人们每天只吃两顿饭。
In the Song dynasty the production of oil and ingredients increased rapidly and various cooking techniques such as pan-fry, stir-fry, stew and deep-fry emerged.
到了宋朝,油料和食材产品迅速增加,各种烹饪技术如煎、炒、炖、炸都出现了。
Hence two meals became three meals per day.
于是每天两顿饭变成了一日三餐。
Our favourite delicacies at present such as ham, braised pork, shabu-shabu, sashimi, popcorn, dianxin, rice cake were all invented or popularized in the Song dynasty.
很多现在广受欢迎的美食,比如火腿、红烧肉、涮锅、刺身、爆米花、点心、年糕都是在宋朝出现或流传开的。
Drinking rice wine and drinking tea were also important in the daily life of the Song dynasty people.
喝米酒、品茗在宋人的日常生活中也不可或缺。
People at that time loved drinking alcohol.
那个时候的人都喜欢喝酒。
They would drink with friends in their free time.
闲暇时他们就会和朋友一起喝酒。
The yellow rice wine brewing industry in Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province had developed rapidly.
江浙地区黄酒酿造业得到了迅速发展。
Liquor tax also became an important source of income for the Southern song Imperial court.
酒税也成为南宋朝廷的重要收入来源。
To promote the sales of wine, the government often organized wine appraisal and promotion activities.
为了促进酒的销售,朝廷经常组织酒类品鉴和促销活动。
Besides wine people also loved drinking tea.
除了酒,人们还喜欢喝茶。
There were many tea shops and tea houses in the city of Linan, present-day Hangzhou.
在临安,也就是今天的杭州,有许多茶馆和茶肆。
Drinking tea alone was not enough.
光喝茶还不过瘾。
Various interesting activities such as tea fighting were invented.
人们发明了各种有趣的活动,比如斗茶。
The competition in the catering industry was fierce.
当时餐饮行业的竞争很激烈。
In order to attract customers, businesses began to provide door-to-door service.
为了吸引更多顾客,商家开始提供上门服务。
Yes, the initial version of takeout.
没错,这就是最早的外卖雏形。
After lunch, leisure and entertainment were the right ways to start the afternoon.
午餐后,休闲娱乐活动就成了开启午后生活的正确方式。
As the commercial centre at that time, Linan had more than 20 entertainment centres, including fitness centres, flower arrangement and tea centres.
作为当时全国商业中心,临安有20多个娱乐中心,包括健身中心、花艺中心和茶艺中心。
The activities and performances were extremely rich and diverse.
各种活动和表演精彩纷呈。
In the song dynasty Guqin was regarded as the top Chinese traditional music instrument, which was played by little reitai to cultivate their temperament and express their emotions.
在宋代,古琴被认为是中国最好的传统乐器,由文人雅士来演奏,用来培养气质,抒发情感。
Indeed the current guqin art of school has been handed down from past generations since the Southern Song dynasty.
事实上,流传至今的古琴艺术从南宋开始就一直代代相传。
According to the tradition of landscape painting, painters should give their paintings poetic names.
At that time the commoners, literaetai and even the emperor often lingered in the landscape of the West Lake.当时的老百姓,文人,甚至皇帝都经常流连于西湖美景之中。依据山水画的传统,画家应该为画作选取充满诗意的标题。
Hence there appeared such titles as Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill and Sunset Glow over Leifong Pagoda.
因此出现了《南屏晚钟》和《雷峰夕照》等名作。
And this was the origin of ten scenes of the West Lake.
这也是“西湖十景”的由来。
The scholars of the Song dynasty liked gathering and holding cultural salons.
宋朝的学者喜欢举办雅集和文化沙龙。
Many calligraphies paintings and poetry in the Song dynasty reached the peak of art and became masterpieces that have been passed down from generation to generation.
The famous painter Li Gonglin's Elegant Gathering In the Eestern Garden depicted such a gathering scene.著名画家李公麟的《西园雅集图》就描绘了这样的聚会场景。16 masters met.十六位文人名士游园聚会。Leo Jing and master Yuan Tong talked about abiogenesis.刘泾和圆通大师讨论无生论。Su Dongpo wrote calligraphy.苏东坡挥毫泼墨。Chen Jingyuan played Ruan.陈景元拨阮。Mifu wrote on the stone.米芾题石。Li gonglin painted.李公麟作画。宋朝的许多书法、绘画和诗歌作品达到了艺术的巅峰,成为代代相传的杰作。
As night fell a colourful, nightlife began.
待夜幕降临,丰富多彩的夜生活便开始了。
Before the Song dynasty the curfew system was implemented.
宋朝之前,一直实行宵禁制度。
In the Song dynasty it was lifted and cities were brightly lit all night with music.
到了宋朝,宵禁被取消,城里彻夜灯火通明,歌舞升平。
Even the emperor liked to order a midnight snack, drank a little wine and ate a few dishes when he was hungry after hunting.
就连皇帝也喜欢在打猎之后觉得饿的时候点份宵夜,喝点小酒,吃几道菜。
Tired of playing outdoors, some people went home with pets waiting.
在外面玩累了,有些人就回家陪自己的宠物去了。
Hundred years ago, the Song dynasty people also loved cats.
几百年前的宋人也很喜欢猫。
In the Southern Song dynasty cats became popular pets.
在南宋时期,猫成了很受欢迎的宠物。
The most well-known cat lover was the great poet Lu You, who was regarded as the first ailurophile, which means cat lover.
最著名的爱猫人是伟大诗人陆游,大家都认为他是首位“重度爱猫者”,也就是爱猫如命的人。
There were lots of poems about cats written by Lu You.
陆游写了很多关于猫的诗。
Among these poems at least three cats with names appeared, Little tiger, Pink nose and Snow.
在这些诗中至少出现了三只有名字的猫:小老虎、粉红鼻子和瑞雪。
Lu You was happy with the company of his cats.
猫咪的陪伴让陆游感到很开心。
But his family was so poor that he could barely afford warm blankets or tasty fish.
但他家很穷,几乎买不起温暖的毛毯和美味的鱼。
He was so embarrassed that he wrote "It's just a shame my family is poor and my wage is low;
他很尴尬,于是写道:“惭愧家贫策勋薄,
So my cats have no rug to sleep on or fish to eat." At that time there was even a pet market in the city of Linan where cat litters and cat food were readily available.
寒无毡坐食无鱼。”当时的临安甚至有一个宠物市场,猫砂和猫粮随处可见。
That was probably the earliest cat economy.
这可能是最早的猫经济。
Elegance is everywhere the modern lifestyle of people in the Song dynasty can still be found in Hangzhou today.
宋人优雅无处不在的摩登生活方式至今在杭州仍然可以寻到踪迹。
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