Daily Life and Social Customs of Ancient People Author: Feng Erkang Publisher: China Workers Publishing House

Introduction
This is the history reading notes of Mr. Feng Erkang, a great historian. The book focuses on the social life of the ancients, including the regulations and fashions of ancient clothing, marriage and family life, population reproduction, death, funerals, migration and social relief, group life of people in the social structure, and cultural entertainment of the ancients. Through concise text, authoritative explanations and hundreds of exquisite pictures, it leads us through the ordinary and common historical details and into the daily life of the ancients.

About the Author
Feng Erkang was born in Yizheng, Jiangsu in 1934. He studied in Beijing for primary and secondary school and graduated from the Department of History of Nankai University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. He is an honorary professor of Nankai University and the founding president of the Chinese Society of Social History. He teaches ancient Chinese history and studies Qing history, Chinese social history, general history of clans, history of Catholicism in the early Qing Dynasty, and historical materials. His major works include "Biography of Yongzheng", "Clans and Ancestral Halls in Ancient China", "Modern Turn of Chinese Family since the 18th Century", "Qing History Historical Materials", "Research on Qing Dynasty Biographical Materials", "Introduction to Chinese Social History", "Research on Chinese Social History", "New Collection - Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors and Catholicism in China", "Collected Works of Feng Erkang" (10 volumes), etc. He is the editor-in-chief and the main author of "The Evolution of Chinese Social Structure".
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Short story
People's identities and clothing
Emperor Tang Minghuang and Gao Lishi, who were in a master-slave relationship, had a friendship similar to that of "brothers in distress".
The master-slave relationship between Emperor Xizong of Tang and Tian Lingzi
Famous fallen women in ancient times
Beggars in the Ming Dynasty
The Social Life of the Fallen People in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Clothing etiquette and customs of merchants and craftsmen
The popularity of several types of clothing during the Pre-Qin and Han dynasties
The despised Gengshi clothing
Popular hairstyles and clothing during the Jin and Tang dynasties
Han people adopt minority lifestyles
Princess Kuaiji and Liu Yu's wedding dress
Female generals and women dressed as men
The fashion of women dressing up as men
Composition of farmers and landlords
——Also on the social form of ancient China
The hierarchical structure and internal conflicts of clans during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
Rich
——The highest rank of the nobles in medieval times
Marriage and Family
Ancient women's mate selection
The Child-Raised Queen of the Han Dynasty
"A wife who has shared the hardships of life should not be divorced"
Cao Wei's Queen
Emperor Wu of Jin's marriage selection principles and practices are different
Political marriage in the early Song Dynasty
The lives of several remarried women in the Northern Song Dynasty
Divorce in the Han and Northern and Southern Dynasties
The relationship between a wife seller and his wife
Family Structure since the Qin and Han Dynasties
The ancients’ division of family
Empress Dowager Dou and the Family Life of Emperor Jing of Han
The Family Life of the Retired Emperor in the Tang Dynasty
Miscellaneous Stories about the Emperors' Life in the Tang Dynasty
Officials in the Northern Song Dynasty who were unable to manage their families
Zhu Yuanzhang's Family Life with His Adopted Son
Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty and Empress Ma
The Study Life of Four Shujishi in the Mid-Ming Dynasty
Yang Jisheng's Family Life
The miserable life of a private tutor in the Ming Dynasty
Birth and funeral rituals and customs
Population and marriage age in ancient times
The selection of a queen who is "suitable for bearing children" under the concept of royal heir-rearing
The various beliefs and expressions of the royal family's wish for a son
Royal measures and etiquette for childbirth
The prince's care, utilitarianism and bloody struggles in the palace
Parents who drowned their infant
Life of Immigrants in the Ming Dynasty
Mutual assistance among neighbors in ancient times
Yangjitang and the lives of the elderly
Elaborate burial, simple burial, and postponing funeral without burial
Cremation in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Arts and Entertainment
Ancient palace remonstrance drama
"Li Tianxia" Tang Zhuangzong
Palace Dramas and Eunuch Satire in the Ming Dynasty
The Scholars and Dances in the Southern Dynasties
The Literary Life of the Wang and Xie Families in the Southern Dynasties
Royal "Shopping Street" Game
Jia Sidao's Cricket Fighting
The life of the ancient people during the Dragon Boat Festival
Clan life and other
The Types and Composition of Clan during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
Public property life in Fan's charity estate
Life of the Zheng family in Yimen, Pujiang
“Where I Come From”
——Surname Origin and Family
Fictive blood relationship
——A common phenomenon in history
Ancient people's food ingredients, cooking techniques and dining etiquette
The moral code of the ancients
——Thoughts on how modern people can become qualified citizens
postscript