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Ancient People Slept Romantically Too
gǔ rén古人shuì jiào睡觉biàn chéng变成yǒushī yì诗意deshēng huó fāng shì生活方式

Ancient people turned sleep into a poetic way of living.

刘娜
xiǎo pān小潘kànzhèpiānwén zhāng文章lemagǔ rén古人liánshuì jiào睡觉dōuhěnyǒulàng màn浪漫gǎn

小潘, did you read this article? Even the way ancient people slept felt romantic.

小潘
kànletā men他们shīzàizhěn tou枕头shàngduìmahǎotè bié特别

I did! They carved poems onto pillows, right? That’s so unique.

刘娜
duìjiàocí zhěn瓷枕shàng miàn上面yǒushī cí诗词shuìqiánkàn kàn看看xīnjiùān jìng安静xià lái下来

Yes—those are called porcelain pillows. They have poems on them; reading them before bed calms your mind.

小潘
yuán lái原来shuì jiào睡觉néngzhè me这么měiyǐ qián以前jué de觉得zhěn tou枕头zhǐ shì只是yòng lái用来shuìde

So even sleeping can be this beautiful. I used to think a pillow was only for sleeping.

刘娜
gǔ rén古人xǐ huān喜欢shēng huó生活biàn dé变得yǒushī yì诗意bǐ rú比如zàichuáng biān床边fànghuàxiàngzàishān shuǐ山水lǚ xíng旅行yī yàng一样

Ancient people loved making life poetic—for example, placing paintings by the bed, like traveling through landscapes.

小潘
zhè zhǒng这种gǎn jué感觉zhēnhǎoxiǎngzàifáng jiān房间fàngyī fú一幅huàràngshuìqiángèngfàng sōng放松

That feeling is wonderful. I also want to put a painting in my room so I can relax more before sleep.

刘娜
kě yǐ可以shìshìxiàn zài现在yǒushuì qián睡前yí shì仪式gǎnbǐ rú比如yī yè一页shūdiǎnxiāng xūn香薰

You should try it. Nowadays we also talk about a “bedtime ritual,” like reading a page or lighting some aromatherapy.

小潘
míng bái明白lelàng màn浪漫bú shì不是guìdedōng xī东西shìyī zhǒng一种xīn qíng心情gǔ rén古人zhēn de真的hěnhuìshēng huó生活

I get it now. Romance isn’t about expensive things—it’s a mood. Ancient people really knew how to live!

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