The difference between a stable and a stable

There is only one difference between a stable and a stable: whether it has a roof.

The horse shed has a roof, while the stable can have a roof or a fence surrounded by wood. Both the stable and the stable are simple houses for raising horses and a place for the horses to rest.

The royal nobles and merchants of the past dynasties had a very high demand for home environment, and stables were indispensable as accessory facilities. In the Han Dynasty, the residences of nobles had garages and stables. The highest-level stable in ancient times was the royal stable. The royal stable had one stable master, two stable mates, twenty stable boys, and thirty-six stable hands.

Horse-tying piles

Horse-tying piles are also parking spaces in ancient times. Ancient parking spaces also vary according to the era. The original parking spaces in the Han and Tang Dynasties were trees on the roadside. By the late Tang Dynasty, wealthy people, post stations, and high-end inns had fixed horse-tying posts. The horse-tying posts were usually long columns carved in stone, with iron rings tied to them.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, horse hitching posts had become very popular, and there were various changes in materials and forms, ranging from practical to beautiful and gorgeous. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, parking spaces for ancient horse-drawn carriages had richer shapes, were hierarchical, and were given the meaning of warding off evil spirits and keeping the house in check. The horse-tethering post is called the Wangzhu, which means a prosperous gate. The round top of the horse-tethering post echoes the square shape of the pillar body, which means a round sky and a round place. In ancient times, horse-hitch stakes were arranged in pairs on both sides of the gates of wealthy households, serving as house decoration.