《史林杂识》中记载:“拍马”一词源于我国青海、甘肃一带,古代那里山道狭窄、地高气薄,步行相当艰难,于是马成了最重要的交通工具。平时人们赶马相遇,看着对方的马好,往往要拍拍马的屁股,以表示对马的欣赏和 “Shi Lin misunderstanding” in the record: “Pai Ma” from the source of our Qinghai, Gansu area, where ancient narrow mountain road, high altitude thin, very difficult to walk, so the horse became the most important means of transport. People usually encounter horses, looking at each other’s horses, often pat the horse’s buttocks, in order to show appreciation of the horse and