In this issue, let’s talk about ancient entertainment life

As the saying goes: vulgarity to the extreme is elegance, vulgarity to the extreme is elegance.

Nowadays, many people equate Goulan Listening to Music with brothels. Why do people think so? In fact, it is thanks to some movies, TV dramas and literary works in recent years.

In these less rigorous works of art, there are often "sexy" pictures of brothel girls. Not only are they beautiful as flowers, but they are also good at poetry, lyrics, calligraphy and painting, and they are good at dancing with long sleeves. , the singing voice is moving and really attracts the attention.

There is no problem with the play up to this point, but when the officials who like these women spend a lot of money and then enter their "boudoir" grandly, the style of painting begins to develop in an indescribable way, and the women in the brothel gradually become prostitutes. synonym.

If we want to rehabilitate the brothel, we need to look at two words first, "prostitute" and "prostitute".

At first glance, they seem to be the same, but in fact, they were two completely unrelated professions in the Song Dynasty. "Prostitutes" sold themselves to make a living and lived in brothels. As long as you were willing to pay, you could have a night of sex with the woman of your choice. "Prostitutes" make a living by performing arts and living in brothels. Not only do they not sell their bodies, but the best ones are often difficult to meet.

In the recently popular TV series "Meng Hua Lu", Song Yinzhang, played by Lin Yun, is a courtesan officially certified by the court.

It can be seen that although brothels and brothels are both engaged in the service industry, their business scope is quite different.

Brothels are places where men go to have fun and engage in sex trade. Brothels are more like today's high-end clubs and clubs, where wealthy people from the upper class gather for entertainment, poetry, poetry, tea, and business discussions. The women who provide services are not "prostitutes" but "prostitutes." "Girls", they entertain guests with their graceful dances and music, which is a real "skilled job".

As for Goulan House, its content is even richer. It is similar to today's comprehensive commercial and entertainment center. It not only sells food, clothes, jewelry, fortune-telling, hair and face shops, etc., collectively known as "Washe"; there are also professional performance venues and specialized commercial entertainment areas, collectively called "Goulan", and the prostitutes mentioned above perform in these places.

"Tokyo Menghualu" records that Bianliang City has more than 50 large and small "goulan" and more than ten tiles. The large tiles can accommodate thousands of people. They are located in the most prosperous Yu Street, Maxing Street, and Da Neiqianzhou East Street and alleys, etc.

There are Sangjia tiles in the south of the street, middle tiles and sub-ri tiles near the north. Among them, there are more than fifty large and small hooks. Among the tiles, the lotus shed, the peony shed, the tile shed, the yaksha shed and the elephant shed are the largest and can accommodate thousands of people. Since Ding Xianxian, Wang Tuanzi, and Zhang Qisheng, there may have been people who worked here later. There are many goods and medicines in the tiles, selling divination, drinking old clothes, exploring the world, eating and drinking, shaving and scissors, paper paintings, singing songs and so on.

——"Tokyo Dreams" by Meng Yuanlao of the Song Dynasty

It can be said that during the Tang and Song Dynasties, the place that best reflected the level of culture and art was the Goulan House. It was also the source of inspiration for many literati. Countless classic works were born here, and the cultural style has been passed down for thousands of years. Since the hook fence was raised, it has been scraping until today.

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