Culture Insider: How did ancient people escape the summer heat
By Bi Nan (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2017-07-12
Hiding food in the well
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A well [Photo/gmw.cn] |
During the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (202 BC-AD 220) dynasties, for common people, the most common way to cool off is by using their wells. Some families put an urn in the well as a cold closet, or put food in a basket and lowered the basket into the well with a rope. Actually, ancient people don't need cold beverages, as well water was the best drink in summer.