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How did the ancients describe time?
Twelve o'clock in ancient times

Midnight, also known as midnight, midnight: the first hour of twelve o'clock (23: 00 to 0 1: 00 Beijing time).

Clown crow, also known as pheasant: the second hour of twelve o'clock. (0 1 pm to 03: 00 Beijing time).

Yin Shiping Dan, also known as Dawn, Dawn and Sundan, etc. Time is the alternation of day and night. (03: 00 to 05: 00 Beijing time).

Sunrise in Shi Mao is also called the beginning of a day, dawn, sunrise and so on. Refers to the time when the sun just appeared and Ran Ran first rose. (05: 00 to 07: 00 Beijing time).

Eating in the morning is also called breakfast. When the ancients ate in the morning, it was breakfast time (07:00 ~ 09:00 Beijing time).

Four-dimensional clock, also known as Yu Ri, etc. Near noon, it is called Yuzhong (09: 00 to 1 1: 00 Beijing time).

Noon, also known as Sun Zheng, noon, etc. : (Beijing time 1 1 to 13).

Not long ago, it was called sunset, sun center, etc. The sun sets in the west. (Beijing time 13 to 15).

Feeding at the time of application, also known as day shop, late food and so on. (Beijing time 15 to 17).

When the sun goes down, it is also called sunset, sunset and dusk. (Beijing time 17 to 19).

Dusk, also known as sunset, sunset glow, dusk, etc. At this time, the sun has set, the sky will be dark, the world will be dim and everything will be hazy, so it is called dusk (Beijing time 19 to 2 1).

At this time, the night was already dark, and people stopped their activities and had a rest. People are calm. (Beijing time 2 1 hour to 23: 00).

In addition, there was a method of telling time (also called beating) in ancient China, which divided the night into five tables: one from 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, one from 9: 00 pm to 1 1 pm, and one from 1 pm to 1 pm.