How old is the age of sixty? What is the age of 70?

The age of sixty refers to the age of sixty. The age of 70 is called Congxin, also known as the age of seventy.

As for the titles of age, the most common ones are these five: Erli, not confused, aware of destiny, obedient to ears, and obedient to heart. These five titles refer to 30 years old, 40 years old, 50 years old, 60 years old and 70 years old respectively. The specific source is "The Analects of Confucius? For Politics", Confucius said: "When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I stood up; at forty, I was not confused; at fifty, I knew the destiny of heaven; at sixty, my ears were attuned; at seventy, I followed my heart's desires."

In addition to these five, there is also the "year of learning", which refers to the age of 15.

Other age titles

1. Pure child and swaddling clothes all refer to babies under one year old. In addition, there is an idiom called "babble". The "ya" here refers to the sound a child makes when he starts to learn to speak. Later, "ya" was used to refer to a child around one year old.

2. People often say the word "childhood", so how old does "childhood" specifically refer to? The word "child" comes from "Mencius", and is sometimes written as "child". Han Yu has a poem that says, "Each family has a child, and child care coincides with each other." Refers to children aged 2 to 3 years old.

3. "Book of Rites? Qu Lishang" says: "Ten years of life are called kindergarten studies." Therefore, ten-year-old children are called "young students".

4. Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, has a poem: "Pingping has been curling up for more than thirteen years, and the cardamom branches are on the head in early February. The spring breeze is ten miles away on Yangzhou Road, and it is not as good as rolling up the bead curtain." The original meaning of the word "cardamom" It is a plant that blooms in early summer. Early summer is not yet midsummer. It is used to describe people who are not yet mature. The term is mainly used for girls, and people often refer to a girl's age from thirteen to sixteen as the "cardamom years."

5. In addition to the "age of learning" mentioned above, "hair binding" also refers to the age of 15, but this term can only be used for men. Because in ancient times, when a man reached the age of fifteen, he would untie his original hair and tie it into a bunch.

6. A crown means a man is 20 years old. Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty said in "Shuo Yuan Xiu Wen": "The person who is crowned is not an adult." He also said: "When a gentleman first crowns, he must be blessed with a ceremony and crowned to strengthen his heart." In ancient times, men regarded the age of 20 as a sign of adulthood. At this age, men must have a crowning ceremony. The crowning ceremony is held in the ancestral temple, presided over by the father, and the young man is crowned by a designated respected old man. For a man, this is the most important moment in life. However, the ancients believed that young men were still not strong at this time, so the age of 20 was also called "weak crown".

Men reach adulthood at 20, but what about women? In ancient times, women were 15 years old. When a woman reaches the age of 15, she must "tie her hair and cut her hair." Hairpin is an ancient hairpin used to hold up the hair. When the hairpin or hairpin year comes, it means that a woman has reached 15 years old and has reached adulthood.

7. In life, we often hear people talk about "half-aged ladies". At what age can a woman be called a "half-old lady"? There is an allusion to this title. This allusion comes from "The Biography of the Concubines in Southern History". It talks about Xu Zhaopei, the concubine of Emperor Liang Yuan of the Southern Dynasties. She was very beautiful and charming when she was young. But "time is like a butcher's knife." Time makes people grow old. After the prime of life, her beauty is not as good as before, but she still retains her charm despite wearing heavy makeup. The original text says, "Although a lady is old, she is still passionate." Hence the term "half-old lady".

The average life span of ancient people was not as long as it is now. Generally, women after the age of 30 may be called "half-old ladies". But according to the current actual situation, only those who are over 40 or 45 years old may be called a "half-old lady". This word has a certain derogatory connotation, and people would only say it behind the back of the person involved.

8. Regarding the age of the elderly, the most familiar names are probably "sixtieth" and "seventh year".

Let’s talk about the “60th birthday” first. In ancient my country, stems and branches were used to mark the year. There are ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are combined in order to form sixty units. The first one of the heavenly stem is A, and the first one of the earthly branches is Zi. Together they are "Jia Zi". It only repeats once every sixty years, and one period lasts for 60 years. Also known as "Sixty Flowers Jiazi" or "Huajia". If we apply this word to remember time to someone’s age, sixty years old means 60 years old.

9. The word "ancient seventy" comes from Du Fu's "Qujiang": "Drinking debts are commonplace, but seventy years old are rare in life." Therefore, people often call the age of 70 the age of ancient seventies. The average life span of ancient people was not as long as today. The average age of people today is over 70 years old.

There is a saying that during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the average life span of people was about 50 years old. I don’t know whether it is credible.

But 70 years old was definitely an old age at that time, so it was called "ancient age". In addition, there is a relatively rare term for the age of 70: "The Year of the Hanging Car". This term comes from "Book of Jin" and its original meaning is that you can resign and go home at the age of 70.

10. For "ancient seventy" and above, there is "octogenarian", which generally refers to an old man in his eighties or nineties; "qiyizhinian" generally refers to a centenarian. In addition, 77 years old is said to be a happy birthday. The age of 80 is called Umbrella Shou, the age of 88 is called Mi Shou, the age of 99 is called Bai Shou, the age of 108 is called Tea Shou, and the age of 140 is called Shuangxi or Shuangqing.