In 79 AD, in the fourth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court organized a national seminar on Confucian classics, which was presided over by the emperor himself. The minutes of this meeting were later compiled and edited by Ban Gu into "White Tiger with Tongde", which was the official standard answer of Confucian classics at that time and had a great influence on later generations.
However, it is such an official and extremely "orthodox" book that pays great attention to sexual issues and even discusses the details of how many times you should have sex with a concubine under 50. Biography of the White Tiger also has a section devoted to Bi Yong. "Biyong" is a kind of study palace in ancient times, in which male aristocratic children learn all kinds of skills needed as a nobleman, such as etiquette, music, dance, poetry reading, writing, archery, riding and driving. There is even sex education in the course. Aristocratic children began boarding in the "primary school" in the city at the age of 65,438+00, and entered the "Biyong" in the suburbs at the age of 65,438+05. In other words, they will leave home to live in a collective life between 65,438+00 and 20 years old.
Sex education should be conducted at school, not at home. The explanation recorded in White Tiger Tong is: Why doesn't a father teach his children by himself? For blasphemy. The way of teaching once again shows that the changes of yin and yang couples cannot be taught by fathers and sons.
What I said in the above paragraph is that "the way of teaching shows the change of yin and yang couples", which is sex education. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, this content was regarded as a compulsory course in aristocratic children's schools. It can be seen that people's sexual concepts at that time, including the concept of the ruling class, were still quite open and attached great importance to research. Of course, from today's perspective, sex education cannot be passed down from father to son, so it may not be.
At that time, aristocratic children/kloc-entered "Biyong" at the age of 0/5 and graduated at the age of 20. Sex education among them seems to be comparable to adolescent sex education among middle school students today, but the former serves a few people and the latter serves most people, that's all.
In ancient China, the general public had sex education, but it was not so systematic and comprehensive. Instead, we use "intuitive teaching AIDS" to carry out "suggestive guidance" education. "Dowry painting" and "wardrobe bottom" are two main ones.
"Dowry Painting" is actually an erotic painting with about 8 to 12 pictures of different sexual intercourse. Due to the great social demand, most of them are printed in woodcut, with strong local flavor and folk color. Before a daughter gets married, parents often buy one or two rolls of "dowry paintings" to put in the dowry and take them to her husband's house. On their wedding night, the young couple often spread "dowry paintings" on the bed, just like cats and tigers.
The record of "dowry painting" was first seen in the Han Dynasty, but many objects were found in the early years of the Republic of China, which shows that it has existed for a long time in the history of China. Zhang Heng, a writer in the Eastern Han Dynasty, once wrote "Simultaneous Songs", describing the feelings of men and women in the first person. Later generations spoke highly of this poem, saying that it was "beautiful without lewdness", "ambitious" and "symbolizing courtiers", and so on.
Most of the front of this long poem is paved, but the following sentence "clothes are gold powder" enters the topic of husband and wife's first sexual life. It means: take off all the jewelry, take off your clothes and spread the "dowry painting" between the pillows. At this time, we should learn from the legendary woman who is proficient in sexual intercourse and appreciate the breathtaking beauty of human posture. Now, we should do something that everyone is interested in, just like Huang Xuan, a heavenly teacher, who refers to the Yellow Emperor. He once studied and discussed how to have sex with some learned elders. The happiness of life is nothing more than the happiness of tonight, even if you are too old to lose your teeth, you will never forget it!
It can be seen that this long poem not only describes the "dowry painting", but also describes how profound and far-reaching the newlywed sex life is!
In addition to "dowry painting", there was also a sex education tool called "closet bottom" in ancient China. It is a kind of porcelain, some of which are smaller than fists, mostly fruit-shaped and covered, with a pair of men and women hidden inside. Usually, people put it at the bottom of the box to ward off evil spirits. Before the daughter got married, the mother took out the "bottom of the box" and opened the lid to show her the way of husband and wife.
Of course, sex education in ancient times was definitely not just "suggestive guidance", but there were some ancient books about sex to read, but they were not so popular. When a girl marries, she may be taught by a wet nurse, a stable and a young sister. Sometimes little sisters sing folk songs at the bride's window. These folk songs all have sexual content. Singing folk songs is provocative, but it also has the function of sexual enlightenment.