Shangyuan Festival is a day for young men and women to meet.

It is a romantic festival. The Lantern Festival Lantern Festival provides an opportunity for unmarried men and women to get acquainted in the traditional feudal society.

Young girls in feudal society were not allowed to go out and move around freely. Although the Tang Dynasty was very tolerant towards women and did not have so many restrictions, in families with strict family education, ladies still rarely went out, but they could go out together during festivals, such as the Lantern Festival.

Flower-viewing lanterns are an opportunity for friendship, and unmarried men and women can also use the flower-viewing lanterns to find a partner for themselves. During the Lantern Festival, it is also an opportunity for young men and women to meet their lovers, and it is known as China's Valentine's Day.

Walk east along Zhuque Street and you will reach Chang'an City East Market.

The Tang Dynasty was a golden period of development in Chinese history. Now is the ninth year of Zhenguan. The Tang Dynasty is at its peak. Chang'an City, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty and the political and economic center of the country, has very developed commerce, and commercial activities

They are mainly concentrated in the East Market and West Market in the city.

East Market is located in the east of Chang'an City, with a length of 600 paces from east to west and north to south. There are two gates on each side and four "well"-shaped streets in the middle, dividing the city into nine square areas.

According to "Chang'an Chronicles" written in the early Northern Song Dynasty, there were two categories of goods sold in Dongshi, "all rare and rare things from all directions were collected." During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, a fire broke out in Dongshi one day, destroying more than 4,000 items in 12 rows west of Caomen.

It is estimated from this that there are more than 300 shops in one row and 2 rows in Dongshi. The total number of shops is estimated to exceed 10,000. It can be imagined that Dongshi was prosperous at that time.

As the moon rises, Zhang Yang moves forward step by step with the crowd, but the wide streets seem a bit crowded at this time. Zhang Yang has no choice but to change direction and come to the moat. There are river lanterns, lotus flowers, and boat shapes floating on the river, all in strange shapes, carrying loads.

Following the wish of the person who placed the lantern, it flows into the distance...

The evening wind blew with a slight chill, but it did not reduce people's interest in playing. The moon rose, and the moonlight, starlight, and lights came together, covering the entire night sky with a hazy gauze, giving it a mysterious color.

, making people immersed in it.

Following the moat, we came to a lake in the suburbs. At this time, the lake was surrounded by young men and women who came to put out lanterns. This lake has a touching name, Mu Xian Lake. Legend has it that the lake has rippling blue waves and is crystal clear, attracting people.

The fairies in the sky come to bathe and play. Because the scenery is so beautiful, they are so intoxicated that they don’t know how to go back and forth, hence the name.

It is unknown whether this legend is really publicized, but the scenery of Muxian Lake at night is so beautiful that it attracts many people to visit here. There are several painted boats moored on the water, and the pleasant sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from time to time.

, and the cheers and cheers of the crowd. In ancient times, famous prostitutes would join in the fun, play the piano and sing songs. This was considered fashionable. It was even more popular in the tolerant Tang Dynasty. Zhang Yang had no interest in finding out what was going on inside.

I took a handful of the clear lake water, which was very cold. Feeling it slipping through my fingers, Zhang Yang's brain sobered up a lot.

Watching the ripples on the water spreading in circles, the lanterns on the water drifting into the distance with the waves. It is the boat carrying the dreams of girls, towards the distance, to the horizon.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, beautiful girls will put a river lantern with their own hands, light candles, and make wishes to the moon, hoping that on the night of the 15th full moon, the person with the full moon will be even rounder. She shyly silently recited in her heart, hoping for a white beard.

Yue Lao, don't be dim-sighted and pull the wrong red string, hurry up and give yourself a good marriage!

On such a good day and such a night, the moonlight shines everywhere, the stars are shining brightly, people are singing happily, and the dancing is in full swing. I close my eyes in a comfortable manner, and my heart is no longer sad. I only wish my loved ones in the past life peace with a faint longing.

"ah!"

A crisp voice exclaimed in his ears. Zhang Yang quickly stopped and opened his eyes. He was able to walk with his eyes closed on the crowded road. Zhang Yang may be the first person in the history of the Tang Dynasty. I have to say that he is indeed a strange flower.

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The little loli in front of me is dressed in men's clothing, but it is still easy to tell her gender. Her big round eyes are rolling around, as if she is thinking of some prank. She has a thin layer of rouge on her face, which makes her look even more...

It brings out the good skin of snow-skinned skin.

No man would put makeup on his face when going out, except of course the scholars and actors in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The former is a social custom, and the latter is forced by life.

But the little girl in front of her is definitely not it. What's more, when she stretches out her fingers to accuse herself, she can see that her nails are also painted with a layer of pink color, which makes her white hands look round and cute. There was no nail polish in ancient times. I love beauty.

It is a woman's nature to create conditions even if there are no conditions, and the kodan flower has become the prey captured by beauties to serve their beauty career.

The common name of Koudan flower is Melaleuca red, also known as nail grass. In ancient times, Koudan refers to dyed nails, and can also refer to slender hands with dyed nails. It is usually developed from brightly colored flowers.

Chinese folk custom: Take impatiens petals, pound them with alum, and apply them on the nails for several hours to overnight. The nails can be dyed pink to bright red.

During the Tang Dynasty, the fashion of nail dyeing appeared. The material used was impatiens. The method was to take the highly corrosive impatiens flowers and leaves, pound them in a small bowl, add a small amount of alum, and then it could be used to dye nails.

.You can also pinch silk cotton into thin slices that are the same as nails, put in flower juice, wait until the water is absorbed, take it out, put it on the nail surface, and after three to five consecutive dip-dyes, it will not fade for several months. Manicure is not only beautiful

It is also a symbol of status. Ancient Chinese officials also used decorative metal false nails to increase the length of their nails to show their distinguished status.

It can be seen from this that the status of the little loli in front of me is obviously not low.

"snort!"

Seeing Zhang Yang standing there, the little girl snorted dissatisfiedly to indicate her presence.

"You haven't seen me...well, am I still on the ground?"

The little girl rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, but still stretched her hand forward.

Well!

Zhang Yang was stunned. What did she mean? She asked him to pull her up. Fortunately, he thought it was an accusation against him! Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed. He had made a big mistake. Fortunately, there was no one who knew him next to him.

Otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

Zhang Yang touched his nose and stretched out his hand to pull up the little girl in front of him. After all, it was still the first month of the year and the ground was still cold. Sitting for a long time was not good for the body. Moreover, the other party was a girl. Although she was a little younger, she still

You could call him a naughty boy, but sitting on the ground like this is a bit indecent.

However, Zhang Yang soon no longer had the strength to worry about the child. Just when he was about to pull her up, he suddenly felt a pulling force. Unprepared, Zhang Yang stumbled to the ground.

Cluck...cluck...
Chapter completed!