Chinese Cricket Cages-2 Unusual Brass Transfers-1860s!
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The tradition of singing insects and fighting crickets has ancient roots in China and has been handed down throughout the generations to the present day. China ’s cricket culture enjoys a 2000 year history. During the Tang dynasty people only appreciated the cricket's powerful tunes. In the Song dynasty (960 - 1278 AD), cricket fighting flourished as a popular sport. Since the emperor's actions had direct bearing on people's lives, the emperor's interest was largely responsible for stimulating this sport into the status of a nationwide game. It became fashionable for the upper class, for which cricket fighting became an activity to show off ones richness and demeanor. They were often content to watch while they hired experienced people to run all aspects of the sport. The lower classes placed emphasis on gambling. Most of them were experienced in the specifics of collecting, rearing, caring for and fighting the crickets. A few of them got rich but many others destroyed the future for their families. Because of the frequent resulting social problems created through the misfortune of gambling on cricket fights, the sport quickly gained associations as an activity for people who had nothing better to do with their time. After the Qing dynasty the reputation grew to the point w the government officially prohibited cricket fighting. During
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