There is a saying of nine streams in ancient times. What does Jiuxi mean?

In ancient times, social strata were divided into nine grades according to grades, which actually meant' upper, middle and lower'. Later, with the complexity of social division of labor, the saying of "upper nine streams, middle nine streams and lower nine streams" was derived.

Shangjiuliu: First-rate Buddha (Sakyamuni), second-rate immortal (Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, Eight Immortals, etc. ), the third-rate emperor (the real dragon emperor and feudal emperor), the fourth-rate official (the big and small official), the fifth-rate cooking pot (the winery, once the biggest manufacturer in feudal times), the sixth-rate pawn (the pawn shop), the seven merchants (the merchants), the eight guests (the manor owner) and the nine Zhuang fields. This statement seems to be influenced by Taoist pastoral taste)

Zhong Jiuliu: First-class doctor (doctor, doctor, pharmacist), third-class feng shui (Mr. Feng Shui, yin and yang teacher), fourth-class batch (batch of eight characters, fortune telling), fifth-class painter (calligraphy and painting), sixth-class physiognomy (physiognomy, fortune telling), seven monks (monks) and eight Taoist priests (guqin chess).

Xia Jiuliu: First-rate wizards (southern wizards who draw spells to attract gods to exorcise ghosts), second-rate prostitutes (prostitutes in secret), third-rate gods (wizards possessed by immortals who treat diseases in the form of dancing), fourth-rate bangzi (night watchman), fifth-rate hairdressers (barbers who carry burdens everywhere), sixth-rate trumpeters (trumpeters), and seventh-rate performers (each)

The figures pointed out by these schools are the general names of all walks of life. It also includes various small industries in this industry. In ancient times, society was divided into various classes. It should be noted that this classification method, which divided people into one class in that feudal era, was the dregs of feudal thought. Even in ancient times, it was just an ordinary culture and was not respected by the mainstream literati class. Nowadays, everyone is equal, and there is no distinction between high and low.