China ancient professional status ranking? Ten grades

The Yuan government divided the conquered subjects into ten grades according to their occupations, that is, "ten streams":

One official, two officials, three monks, four Taoist priests, five doctors, six workers, seven craftsmen, eight prostitutes, nine Confucian scholars and ten beggars.

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Three religions, nine streams and ten ages

"Three religions" refer to Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

"Jiuliu" first appeared in the history of literature and art in Han Dynasty. "Nine streams" refer to Confucianism, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Legalists, famous artists, Mohists, strategists, miscellaneous scholars and farmers. Later, it refers to various schools of religion and academia, as well as various industries and people in society.

Three religions and nine streams (also called nine streams and three streams) generally refer to religions and various academic schools in ancient China, which is the classification of people's status and professional names in ancient China.

Shangjiuliu

Emperors, sages, hermits, 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, zhuangtian

Buddha, Immortal, Emperor, Official, Shaoguo, Dang, Shang, Hakka, Zhuangtian

Zhongjiuliu

Doctor, Xiang Ming, Dan Qing, scholar, monk, Tao, Ni.

Scholar, doctor, Dan Qing, leather (shadow play), playing and singing, gold (divination), monk, Taoist, chess and piano.

Lizi, medicine, geomantic omen, criticism, painting, monks, Taoism, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Lizi, medicine, geomantic omen, criticism, painting, physiognomy, monks, Taoism, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Xiajiuliu

Pet, servant, scale, matchmaker, pawn, demon, thief, thief, prostitute.

High platform, hair dryer, circus, push, pool, back rubbing, repair, matching, prostitute

Beat dogs, sell oil, pedicure, shave hair, carry food, tailor, prostitute, hair dryer.

Witches, prostitutes, great gods, bangzi, shaved heads, hand-blowers, artists, street vendors, and sugar sellers.