The saying that nine streams run high and nine streams run low.

In 1996, the method of dividing social groups in ancient China can be subdivided into upper 96, middle 96 and lower 96.

Shangjiuliu: emperors, sages, hermits, children's immortals, literati, warriors, agriculture, industry and commerce; Buddha, heaven, emperor, official, cabinet old, prime minister, advance, lift and solve yuan; Buddha, immortal, emperor, official, bucket official, scale, industry, commerce and field; Buddha, immortal, emperor, official, boiler, pawn, business, guest and agriculture.

Nine middle school students: Juzi, doctor, fate, painter, scholar, Chyi Chin, monk, Taoist, nun; Scholar, doctor, Dan Qing, leather (shadow play), playing and singing, gold (divination), monk, Taoism, chess and piano; Lizi, medicine, geomantic omen, criticism, painting, monks, Taoism, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Dirty: master, servant, scales, matchmaker, pawn, demon, thief, thief, prostitute; High platform, blowing, circus, pushing, pool, back rubbing, repairing, matching and prostitution; Beat dogs, sell oil, pedicure, shave, carry vegetables, tailor, actor, prostitute, hand blow; Witches, prostitutes, great gods, bangzi, shaved heads, hand-blowers, artists, street vendors, and sugar sellers.

Related proverbs

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 the pastoral taste of Taoism.

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).

Dirty: First-rate wizards (wizards who draw spells to attract gods to exorcise ghosts in the south), second-rate prostitutes (prostitutes in secret), third-rate gods (wizards possessed by immortals who treat diseases in the form of dancing), fourth-rate bangzi (watchman), five-shaving hairdressers (barbers who carry burdens everywhere), six performers (drummers), seven performers (various actors) and eight thieves.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-96 for the above contents.