Homosexuality was common and open in ancient China, but the word "homosexuality" did not appear in China until modern times. In the past, homosexuality was called "broken sleeves and cracked peaches" or "Longyang" or "Nanfeng", which were all synonymous with admiration. Note that in ancient times, it was full of appreciation to call homosexuality an ambiguous and immoral relationship! ! ! Story 1: The origin of "Peach Parting". During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a warlord named Wei Linggong. He and one of his deputies named Zixia Mi are madly in love. One day, Zixia Mi was eating peaches, which were too sweet for him to finish, leaving the rest to Wei Linggong. Wei Linggong ate a peach, which was very delicious. He told everyone how much Zixia Mi loved him, because he even shared a delicious peach. This is the simple origin of' peach splitting'. Story 2: The origin of "Broken Sleeves". In the Han Dynasty, there was an emperor named Emperor Han Ai, who loved a courtier named Dong Xian. One day, they hugged each other and slept. Dong Xian slept soundly. Emperor Han Ai woke up to get up, but Dong Xian held down his sleeve. If he wants to get up, he will surely wake Dong Xian. The emperor didn't want to wake his lover, so he cut his sleeve with the sword beside him. I got up quietly and didn't wake Dong Xian. This is the simple origin of' broken sleeves'. People will also call it "the hermit with broken sleeves" in the future. Story 3: Long Yangjun, the origin of Longyang, was also the name of a knighted person in the Warring States Period. He fell in love with Wang Wei. One day, he went fishing with the king. He caught many fish, one bigger than the other. He burst into tears. Wang Wei asked him tenderly why he was crying. At first, he just cried and didn't talk. The king was in a hurry and cried. He said, "When I first caught a fish, I was very happy and proud. Later, when I caught a better and bigger fish, I felt that what I caught before was not so good, and it was not worth being happy and proud of. Later, because I caught too many fish, I wanted to throw away the one I caught before. I think you are like me, your majesty. I'm like a fish you caught before. You really loved me at first, but there are many better and more beautiful young men in the world than me. When people know that you love me so much, they will try their best to introduce them to you. If you had them, you would abandon me. I am reluctant to leave you, thinking that I will leave when I am about to be abandoned, so I cried sadly. I am sorry to have kept you waiting. The king replied,' Don't worry, I only love you and will never abandon you. If you don't trust me, I'll give the order now. "When he said this, he asked the bodyguard to convey the order:' If someone recommends a beautiful man to me, he and his family will be sentenced to death. So they fell in love without being disturbed by a third party. Story 4: The source of "South Wind" is the Chinese character Nan, which is homophonic. Generally speaking, southern men are gentle, while northern men are brave and magnificent. The brave people in the north love the gentle people in the south, and the love in the south loves the people in the north. This has become a fashion. Therefore, the fashion that men love men is called: male wind or south wind. Story 5: The "God" in charge of homosexuality in the world was in the Ming Dynasty in Fujian Province, China. A subordinate secretly loves his handsome boss, the governor. I like to follow my boss all day and secretly see him. The boss thought he was an assassin and executed him. But the people are very sympathetic and sorry for the dead. Many people dream that the man who died for love came to him in his dream and said to him,' God has mercy on his injustice and appreciates his sincerity in love. Therefore, he was awarded the title: Tuer Shen, in charge of the fate of homosexuals in the world (specializing in the affairs of men pleasing men in the world). When the news spread, people donated money to build a temple in Tuer Shen. From then on, homosexuals can get such a blessing when they go to the temple for courtship. Story 6: Qu Yuan is also gay. He fell in love with Chu Huaiwang. Later, Chu Huaiwang fell in love with one of his most beautiful students: Song Yu, and gradually became cold to him. So he wrote many sad poems, trying to move the king. Finally, he was completely lovelorn and desperate, so he threw himself into the river for love. The Chu people were going to save him, so they rowed in the river to look for him. The time is May 5th. This has become a custom and an important festival in China. "Dragon Boat Race" is a large-scale sports program on May 5th every year, and this custom in China has spread to many other parts of the world. The people of Chu couldn't find Qu Yuan, so they packed many zongzi and threw them into the river, hoping that Qu Yuan wouldn't go hungry. China eats zongzi on May 5th, which is still an important custom in China. Qu Yuan shouldn't throw himself into the river for love, but it is true that Qu Yuan is gay. ) There are descriptions of homosexuality in China's four classical novels and Pu Songling's films. I don't know if you have noticed that people in ancient times knew they were gay, but they didn't despise them. Instead, they built and moved temples for them. This is really an interesting phenomenon.