Nowadays, people's nightlife is very colorful. Three or five friends can go to karaoke, drink in bars, invite colleagues and friends for dinner, or eat barbecue and chat at roadside stalls. In ancient China, the nightlife of ordinary people in the Song Dynasty was equally wonderful, and their night market was very wonderful. People could eat delicious food, listen to stories, watch acrobatics, and guess the blind date of lantern fans. I. The curfew system in the Song Dynasty

In ancient China, most dynasties adopted it? A curfew? Rules and regulations, in order to facilitate personnel management, and for fear of thieves committing crimes everywhere and maintaining social order, it is strictly forbidden for citizens to go out and walk at night. Especially in the Tang Dynasty, as long as the sun goes down, the closed-door drum will be sounded. When 6 strokes are over, people will go back to their homes and are not allowed to go out. If they see anyone wandering in the street, they will be caught and beaten with a stick. In the three countries, this provision is even more stringent, and the death penalty is seriously imposed. This rule was not abolished until the Song Dynasty. Second, the scene of the night market in the Song Dynasty

With the cancellation of the curfew system and the increase in the number of people playing at night, the number of vendors in the night market and the morning market also increased accordingly. In the Song Dynasty, the night market ended in the middle of the night, but it opened again in the fifth watch. In the night market, there were a lot of people, merchants running around, a sea of people and fireworks, and the lights were bright at night. Some people joked that mosquitoes would be afraid to come here because of oil smoke. It can be seen that the scene at that time was prosperous. Third, the colorful nightlife of the Song people

China is a country where food is the most important thing for the people. In the Song Dynasty, there were nearly a hundred famous restaurants, and the styles of snacks were various. Some restaurants even had the function of delivery. If you are tired of shopping at night, you can sit down and taste delicious food. The restaurant will also invite an eloquent storyteller to tell stories, and people will be very leisurely listening to stories and eating delicious food. Besides these, there are many colorful programs, such as acrobatic performances, ditty singers, fortune tellers, etc. There are also many unmarried girls who want to find a lover in a crowded place, and they will put riddles in the area of solve riddles on the lanterns to wait for the emergence of talented people.

The night market life in the Song Dynasty reflected that the life in that dynasty was often prosperous, and people lived and worked in peace and contentment, enjoying a happy life. Throughout the dynasties and generations, only the Song Dynasty could have such a colorful nightlife, but the good times did not last long. This prosperous scene only lasted for 3 years, and the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty resumed the curfew system.