What is the origin of male prostitutes in the Year of Rabbit?

Male prostitutes originated in the late Ming Dynasty. Amin Jikun (born around 1636) wrote in "The Legacy of Kaoting": "The Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing is mostly in the shape of a mud rabbit, posing as a human being, and is worshipped by children." By the Qing dynasty, the function of male prostitutes had changed from offering sacrifices to the moon to children's Mid-Autumn Festival toys. It is becoming more and more exquisite, some dressed as military commanders in armor robes, some with paper flags or umbrellas on their backs, or sitting or standing. Sit down, there are Kirin, tiger leopard and so on. There are also vendors dressed as rabbit heads, or shaving masters, or sewing shoes, selling wonton and tea soup.

As for male prostitutes, it is recorded in Yanjing Chronicle: "Every Mid-Autumn Festival, smart people in the city make a toad and rabbit statue out of loess for sale, which is called male prostitutes." In the old society, there were often male prostitutes' stalls around Dongsipailou, selling male prostitutes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, Nanzhi Store and incense sticks are also available for sale.

Male prostitutes are children's toys for Mid-Autumn Festival in old Beijing. According to the statement that there is a Jade Rabbit of Chang 'e in the Moon Palace, the Jade Rabbit is further artistic, anthropomorphic and even deified, and then molded into various forms of male prostitutes with clay.

In the old days, there was also a norm of coaxing children, that is, respecting heaven and god in entertainment.

Ye was a title of respect for nobles in feudal times, and later it was extended to be a title of respect for God. Jade rabbit is not a domestic animal or a rabbit, but a god rabbit in Guanghan Palace. You can't just grab and play, you can only "please" a "rabbit" clay sculpture called "Ye" as a courtesy title. As the writer Fang wrote in Dumen Zayong: "Children should strive for worship first, so they can worry about buying male prostitutes."

Male prostitutes are molded in the same mold. First, clay and paper pulp are mixed evenly and put into a mold which is divided into two halves. After drying, pour it out, stick the front and back pieces together, stick it on your ears, coat your body with glue, and then coat it with gold.

Male prostitutes are more than three feet tall, and the youngest is only three inches. They all have pink faces, wearing golden helmets and armour, and carrying a flag or umbrella cover on their backs. Its mounts include lions, tigers, deer and elephants. A prostitute holds a mortar in her left hand and a pestle in her right hand as medicine. There is also a male prostitute with a loud mouth, a hollow cavity, a flexible upper lip and a thread tied in the middle. If you pull it, the rabbit's lips will be crushed. Anyway, there are many kinds. In old Beijing, some people regard it as a business. Every August in the old calendar, they set up stalls in the street, which makes it suitable for festivals.

Qing Dynasty poet Quercus Weng wrote a poem "Rabbit Festival" in "Yantai New Ode": "Celebrate families with reunion, and recommend fruits and vegetables in the atrium. The wife who stole the medicine said she was widowed, but the cunning rabbit who painted gold was called Ye. In the autumn wind, the moon is in the cave, and the toad reflects the cold night water. I am used to playing with children, and I am also fighting for sand. "

This male prostitute has been personalized through the bold creation of folk artists. That's a rabbit's head with a jade pestle. Later, some people shaped male prostitutes into warriors wearing golden helmets and shining armor, some riding animals such as lions and elephants, and some riding birds such as peacocks and cranes. It is a strange thing for male prostitutes to ride a tiger, but it is a bold creation of folk artists. There is also a male prostitute whose elbow joint and mandible can move, commonly known as "big mouth", which is more pleasing. Although it is a sacrifice to the moon, it is really a great toy for children.

There is also a legend about male prostitutes: one year, a plague broke out suddenly in Beijing, and almost everyone got it and could not be cured. Chang 'e was very sad to see this scene, so she sent the jade rabbit around her to treat the people. Jade rabbit turned into a girl. She went door to door and cured many people. In order to thank Jade Rabbit, people gave her things in succession. Yutu wants nothing but to borrow other people's clothes to wear. Wherever she goes, she has to change clothes. Sometimes she dresses like an oil seller, sometimes she looks like a fortune teller ... sometimes she dresses like a man and then dresses like a woman. In order to treat more people, Yutu rode his horse, deer, lion and tiger all over the capital. After the plague was eliminated in Beijing, the Jade Rabbit returned to the Moon Palace. Therefore, people created the image of Jade Rabbit with clay sculpture, including those who rode deer, those who rode phoenix, those who wore armor, and those who wore various work clothes. It was very cute. Every day on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, every family will worship her and give her delicious fruits and beans as a reward for her good luck and happiness. She is also affectionately called "Grandpa Rabbit" and "Grandma Rabbit".

Mr. Lao She described in "Four Generations under One Family": "There is no rouge on the face, only a thin line is drawn on the mouth of the small three petals, which is red and oiled; Two slender white ears were painted with light red; In this way, the rabbit's face presents a handsome appearance, as if it were Huang Tianba in the rabbit. Its upper body is wearing a scarlet robe, and below its waist are green leaves and pink flowers. Every leaf fold and every petal is carefully dyed into a bright and even color, which makes the green leaves and safflower shine. "

Amin Jikun (born around 1636) wrote in "The Legacy of Kaoting": "The Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing is mostly in the shape of a mud rabbit, posing as a human being, and is worshipped by children." The Chronicle of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty reads: "The city is rich in loess, a famous male prostitute, wearing a flowered robe and two or three feet tall."

Two-part allegorical saying about male prostitutes:

The prostitute patted his heart-heartless.

The prostitute stumbled-he took a horn.

Male prostitute Tao Er-Mud.

Male prostitutes run all over the mountain-or go to the lair?