With the rapid development of the Internet, there are more than 360 industries and even tens of thousands of industries in our modern society. What did the ancients mean by 360 industry?
The origin of "360 lines"
If you want to know what the ancient 360 line is, you must understand the ancient occupational classification. The word "karma" first appeared in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is said that Cao Cao was very clever when he was a child and had a lot of brains since he was a child. Besides, when he sees the bumpy road, he will draw his sword to help him. So unruly, some people say that Cao Cao is unfair.
"Cao Cao is ignorant and does not cure industry." Since then, the word "industry" has appeared in many works. In fact, "360 lines" was originally "36 lines", which was in the works of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, someone specially arranged these 36 lines and included them in Qingbo magazine.
Among them are: butcher shops, seafood, sauces, flowers and fruits, fresh fish, palace powder, ready-made clothes, medicine shops, binding works, coffins, old clay, binding works, drum music, juggling, leather goods and so on. In ancient times, people's industries were mostly physical industries, so there were not many industries and the records were very easy to understand.
The change from "36 lines" to "360 lines" was in the late Qing Dynasty, and the writer Tsui Hark recorded in "Paper Money and Rural Commerce in Qing Dynasty": 36 walkers, various occupations. As far as its division of labor is concerned, it is 36 lines; Second, seventy-two lines; Ten is 360 lines. All walks of life can be subdivided, and these 360 lines are ten times as many as 36 lines.
It can be seen that the 360 line is a general term, not the 360 line, but the emergence of more occupations in the Qing Dynasty, which has made various industries have branches, which can no longer be fully counted. How about: 360 lines.
Every industry has its ancestors.
In ancient times, all walks of life should have ancestors, which means that someone started this industry and you can get people's affirmation. The more common occupations are:
The founder of the construction industry is Lu Ban. Most ancient buildings were made of wood, and Lu Ban was the inventor of wooden tools in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of his great achievements, he is regarded as the originator of carpentry.
The founder of the weaving industry is Huang Daopo. Huang Daopo was a famous weaver in Yuan Dynasty. He pioneered the latest textile technology and tools, so he was called the originator of textile industry.
The ancestor of the education industry was Confucius. Confucius was a native of Shandong in the Spring and Autumn Period. He has been actively engaged in education all his life and has taught countless students. What's important is that he provided lasting educational ideas for later educators, and he was called an education teacher.
The granddaddy of the catering industry is Yi Ya. According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a chef named Yiya who was in charge of Qi Huangong's kitchen. Because of its unique seasoning technology, it was called granddaddy by later generations.
The originator of the barber industry is Lv Dongbin. Legend has it that Lv Dongbin is one of the Eight Immortals, and he is remembered by later generations because he chopped jiaozi in Jianghuai.
The originator of TCM is Bian Que. Bian Que, a doctor in the Warring States Period, invented "Looking, Listening and Asking", which was called "Grandfather" by later generations.
The founder of TCM is Li Shizhen. Legend has it that Li Shizhen was a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, and his Compendium of Materia Medica had a great influence on later generations.
The ancestor of prostitution was Guan Zhong. Legend has it that Guan Zhong founded many brothels and became the originator of the prostitute industry.
Dong Fangshuo, the founder of crosstalk industry. It is said that Dong Fangshuo was from the Western Han Dynasty. Because of his quick humor, he was called the grandfather of phonology by later generations.
It is not difficult to find that these people are regarded as the ancestors of various industries, mainly because of their outstanding contributions and important influence on future generations, and each industry can have a champion.
The origin of "the best in each line"
It is said that in the Song Dynasty, there was a champion named Ye. Just now, the high school champion paraded in the street, which was amazing. When his people met someone, they all shouted, get out of the way, and no one can stop him from parading the streets. Looking at those "silent" and "evasive" tall and fierce battles, many people hate this Ye Yuanqing.
One of the woodcutter said, "What's the magic? If I go to school, I may be the number one scholar. If you chop wood, it may not work. Ye heard a good voice. Ye disdainfully said: Do you still want to be the number one scholar? Do you want to compete?
Who knows that the woodcutter was not afraid at all, so he followed Ye Yuanqing to the court. Ye Yuanqing gave the man a question and drew a line on the wood so that the woodcutter could cut wood on this line. As everyone knows, the woodcutter hit it with one knife, and there was no deviation at all. He just split the wood, which surprised Ye.
Soon, an oil seller came to a competition and poured the oil back and forth in two bottles. You didn't spill a drop of oil, which means you won, but the oil seller didn't spill a drop of oil Ye Yuan counted, nodded and sighed: The younger generation is really ignorant. It's really thirty-six. Walking is the best policy.
Later, with the evolution of 36 lines into 360 lines, also known as: 360 lines, each line is a champion. It probably means that every industry has top talents. Doing a good job in this industry is the champion.
Modern "360 lines"
We know that in ancient times, 360 lines actually said: 36 lines. How many industries are there in contemporary society? In fact, there are now more than 360 industries, and there are hundreds of industries in the catering industry alone. Moreover, with the rise of the Internet, more and more industries are emerging, and people's occupations are becoming more and more diversified.
If the ancient "36 lines" is regarded as the trunk of a big tree, it has been divided into countless small industries. And with the development of society, this "industry tree" has a new trunk, and any kind of work you see can be called industry.
Some industries in ancient times gradually disappeared, such as "repairing shoes" and "shining shoes", and then were replaced by new industries, which is also the inevitable law of social development. In ancient times, industry was regarded as a symbol of making money to make a living, and it still is. Although "360 lines is the best", it should be done line by line, not line by line.