What occupations were there in ancient times?

There were a large number of humble occupations in ancient times, which can be summarized as: first-class actors, second-class pushers, third-class turtles, fourth-class turtles, five shaved heads, six back rubs, seven prostitutes, eight thieves and nine soot blowers.

Specifically, it includes wizards, prostitutes, singers, wizards, bellmen, barbers, trumpeters, actors, beggars, sugar sellers, teachers, servants, weighers, matchmakers, pawns, witches, thieves, prostitutes and so on.

1, ancient folks divided Jianghu people into upper and lower classes:

Shangjiuliu: Monks, Taoist priests, painters, practitioners, geomancers, fortune tellers, Mr. Xue, pharmacies;

Dirty people: actresses, maids, prostitutes, beggars, villains, hairdressers, pawnbrokers, kitchen chefs, bathhouses, carpenters.

The reason why the first nine kinds of people enter the upper class is not because of their noble status, but because they have frequent contact with the upper class and are a little light.

2. Another method is to classify all the people in the society, including upper, middle and lower classes:

Shangjiuliu: emperors, sages, hermits, children's immortals, literati, warriors, farmers, workers and businessmen.

Zhong Jiuliu: Ju Zi, Doctor, Xiang Ming, Dan Qing (painter), scholar, monk, Tao, Ni.

Dirty people: master, servant, scale (scale), matchmaker, pawn, time demon (kidnapper, witch), thief, thief and prostitute.

Extended data:

In ancient times, every stratum of society was divided into nine grades according to the level of nobility and inferiority. Later, with the complexity of social division of labor, the saying of "upper nine streams, middle nine streams and lower nine streams" was derived.

It should be noted that this method of classifying people is the dross of feudal thought, even in ancient times, it was only a universal culture and was not respected by the mainstream class.

The three traditional religions of ancient Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are collectively called "three religions", plus "nine streams" There is a saying of "three religions and nine streams".

Three religions and nine streams, old refers to various religions or academic schools, such as. It also refers to people from all walks of life. This is the classification of people's status and professional names in ancient China. According to different grades, we should examine and standardize moral behavior and resolve the potential social contradictions brought about by a single moral standard. There is no distinction between praise and criticism in this word. However, in ancient vernacular novels, it often contains derogatory meanings.

In addition, there are "five elements and eight skills":

Five elements: car shop, boat shop, shop shop, foot shop and official shop.

Eight trades: goldsmith, silversmith, coppersmith, blacksmith, tin smith, carpenter, bricklayer and stonemason.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiajiuliu