In ancient times, the eight carry the big sedan can not sit casually, which has a strict hierarchy, is linked to the official position, so even rich people do not want to sit can sit, and the folk have been spreading the eight carry the big sedan marriage, the eight carry the big sedan can only be used in this specific occasion.
Sedan chair is a way for ancient people to travel, but not just anyone can sit in the big sedan chair. Sedan chair is generally popular in the Song Dynasty, at first two people to carry, to the Ming and Qing dynasties, sedan chair developed into four people to carry or eight people to carry, sedan chair gradually had strict regulations, two people to carry the small sedan is more popular in the folk, as long as the money can sit, but more people carry the sedan will be classified according to the level.
At this time, some people may have questions, ancient marriage, is not also eight carry big sedan? Why can the bride take the big sedan? In fact, the eight big sedan that is talked about here actually refers to the wedding big sedan that eight people carry. In the past, it could only be used by the bride who was officially married by the media, and was married by the husband's family with a sedan, symbolizing identity and status. And can only be used in such a special occasion, and like the usual use of eight lift sedan, not money can be used.