In my opinion, the reason why the Song Dynasty thought thinness was beauty was mainly because the rulers of the Song Dynasty were unwilling to inherit the legacy of the Tang Dynasty. People in the Tang Dynasty advocated "fat and plump, gentle and graceful", so in the Song Dynasty, they should have a unique aesthetic view. Song Taizu likes gentle and graceful beauties, and women all over the country have started to lose weight.
First, the slim beauty of women in Song Dynasty
The demand for female beauty in each dynasty was mainly manifested in the eyes of men. Contrary to the "beauty is fat" in the Tang Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty, people thought that thin women were the most beautiful. In Song Dynasty, women's shoulders were cut, their chests were flat and their waists were tied, which made women more delicate and strengthened men's desire for protection.
The beauty of thinness in Song Dynasty was also related to the emperor's preference. It is said that Prince Song likes Mrs. Hua Rui, and Mrs. Hua Rui is a slim woman, so courtiers in the Song Dynasty all thought that women like Mrs. Hua Rui were beautiful, so women among princes and nobles began to lose weight.
During the Song Dynasty, the valiant military commanders gradually faded out of people's sight. More literati make men more feminine. Men in the Song Dynasty were all weak scholars, dancing with fans and writing ink. Therefore, when you marry a tough woman, the picture of husband and wife together is very uncoordinated, but when you face a thin woman, you can show a man's masculinity.
I think the song people's "thinness is beauty" has a certain relationship with the clothing characteristics of the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, women's wear had great changes. Women wear long-sleeved tops and pleated long skirts. This kind of clothing only looks good when worn by thin women, and can directly show the beauty of exquisite curves. Fat women look extremely bloated when wearing this kind of clothing.
Second, women's weight loss methods in Song Dynasty
From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, it experienced a period of turmoil, and the change of dynasties had a great impact on the lives of ordinary people. The establishment of the new dynasty has undergone great changes in politics, economy, national system and humanistic thought. In the Tang Dynasty, fat was the beauty, and in the Song Dynasty, women began to lose weight.
1. medicated diet to lose weight
In ancient times, women couldn't leave the house without leaving the second door. Different from modern people, they often go outdoors for morning exercises to lose weight and exercise. But they eat to lose weight. Medicinal diet is effective, and many foods have the function of reducing fat. Eating regularly can make people slimmer.
Foods such as white gourd, yam and coix seed have an ideal weight-loss effect, so women in the Song Dynasty often eat white gourd soup, and they may eat white gourd soup or yam porridge for two meals a day. Over time, the body will become thinner. This method of losing weight is simple and painless, and is favored by aristocratic women.
Dance to lose weight
In the Song Dynasty, women in aristocratic families were introverted, and they would choose to eat less or not to lose weight. They could also lose weight through medicated diet, but this method of losing weight was slow. For prostitutes and pear artists, it is not practical to lose weight by eating, so they will choose to dance to lose weight.
Dancing to lose weight can not only exercise dancing skills, but also increase exercise. This method of losing weight is faster and not easy to rebound. In addition, women in the Song Dynasty also lost weight through acupuncture, massage and other methods, and some women simply lost weight through fasting and starvation.
In my opinion, the method of losing weight for women in Song Dynasty is more practical. Modern people feel that they are obese and will choose diet therapy or outdoor exercise to lose weight. Eating less and drinking more water at ordinary times can also play a role in losing weight. However, not eating and losing weight is harmful to your health, so you must choose carefully.