"Life of Ancient People under the Microscope" Author: Edited by "New Weekly" Magazine Publisher: Yuelu Publishing House

Introduction · · · · · ·

How did women dress in the Song Dynasty?

How did the ancients prevent and control plague?

The government office has become a dangerous building, why is no one repairing it?

What did local officials in ancient times do every day?

What is the purchasing power of one tael of silver?

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This book puts the life of ancient people under the microscope of history, and deeply interprets their food, clothing, housing, transportation, birth, aging, illness and death. It involves characters from emperors and dignitaries to peddlers and hawkers, and uses slices of life to form a Qingming Shanghe Picture of ancient life.