There were many ways to have fun in ancient times. If you had nothing to do, you could paint for a while. To put it simply, it was fine brushwork and freehand brushwork. Figure painting, landscape painting, flower painting, bird, animal, insect and fish painting, boundary painting. There's always one for you.
Then read a book. If necessary, read the Four Books and Five Classics. After all, every ancient person has a dream of being named on the gold medal list. If you have nothing to do, read the Legend of Strangers. The match between a poor scholar and a beautiful woman is an ancient official match. What if I was spotted by some fairy sister or fox sister that day?
Then there is playing the piano and playing chess. Music, chess, calligraphy and painting are standard accessories for handsome men. What if they are not neat and tidy?
The more novel thing is to go out for an outing, play football (of course, it was not called football back then, it was called Cuju) and play with crickets (called Cuju at the time. There was even a special section like this in Liaozhai. Back then, the answer was I was only in elementary school, so I wasn’t scared to death when I saw it.) Flying kites, going to temple fairs, etc. Men went on an outing together and met friends through poetry, which was considered an elegant act at the time. The ancients also knew how to play "Liu Shang Qushui".
“There is no square dancing, but it’s also great to sharpen one’s tongue!”
The above mentioned way of spending time for scholars is more high-end and classy, ??but it’s nothing for those who are illiterate. For the educated common people, reading is obviously not attractive to them. They generally rely on one way to pass the time - chatting!
Talk about big mountains, also commonly known as "bragging", is really applicable to every era.
The ancients also thought of many sports and entertainment methods to pass the time, such as Cuju, Sikju, and Chuiwan; Cuju is ancient football, Sikju is ancient polo, and Chuiwan is ancient golf.
Of course, there is another game - the wine table game. However, in ancient times, this wine table game was sometimes played "crazy". For example, whoever lost had to be "punished".
“The two best ways to pass the time in history!”
But when it comes to the best ways to pass the time, there are actually two ways that both ancient and modern people would do—— "Sleep" and "daze"!