When on earth did we start raising goldfish?
This history is difficult to verify. Generally speaking, Buddhism has a lot to do with it. Buddhism has a culture of releasing fish, and many of us still release fish. According to the historical data that can be verified, the temple began to raise fish in the Western Jin Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, especially in the Zhao Gou era of the Southern Song Dynasty, fish farming in monasteries began to be kept in ponds and artificial pond culture was built. The fish raised at this time is goldfish.
Why are goldfish not red fish?
Because goldfish is not red, it is golden. The early fish were not so red, but crucian carp. No matter how many species we see today, they are closely related to the crucian carp we eat, and have nothing to do with other fish, such as carp, silver carp and bighead carp, the four major river fish in China.
When did goldfish become popular?
From the Western Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, goldfish was not popular. Look up the Tang poetry, but when it comes to goldfish, it has nothing to do with this goldfish, but with the fish symbol and goldfish belt on him. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, court officials used this thing to distinguish the ranks of officials by color, just like in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (birds were civil servants and animals were military officers). It should have been popularized in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to historical records, during the Qianlong period, there was a Xu who raised goldfish, and he was good at raising goldfish. Goldfish Xu Can not only raises fish, but also raises fish. When the goldfish Xu escorted the goldfish into the palace, the emperor also gave him a waist tag to let him go in and out freely.