Why are you getting married? Scratch your head with a thin gold painting.
Hairpin, a long needle used by the ancients to fix the bun or connect the crown hair, later specifically refers to the jewelry for women to insert the bun. "Biography of Historical Records and Funny Stories" said: "There was a fall before, and then there was a hairpin". And "I stroke my white hair. It has grown too thin, and it can no longer hold hairpins.
The ethnic minorities in China have the traditional custom of fixing their hair with hairpins. Their hairpins are various, with a long history, rich national characteristics and rich cultural connotations.
The Tang, Song and later generations were a thrilling and prosperous time. Many women in Dunhuang frescoes in the Tang Dynasty are covered with flowers and needles. There are also many images of women with hairpins in Tang Dynasty paintings. "History of Song Dynasty" records: "Folk women who were married to Yuanjia for six years in Song Dynasty ... wore flowers, combs and other decorations on their heads". According to Lu You's Shu Guo Ji in Song Dynasty, the headdress of women in Southwest China at that time was "six silver hairpin, another big ivory comb, as big as a hand".
The styles of hairpins in Ming and Qing dynasties are very rich, and the main changes are mostly concentrated in the head of hairpins. It has a variety of shapes, and also likes to use flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and animals as the first shape of the hairpin. Common flower varieties include plum blossom, lotus flower, chrysanthemum flower, peach blossom, peony flower and hibiscus flower.
It is often the first choice for men to give their favorite women, and women often give their lovers as tokens of love. Many sad love stories happen because of a hairpin. Nowadays, popular hairpins almost completely copy the appearance and materials of ancient hairpins, and expensive raw materials such as gold and silver are still women's favorite.
Chai-why comfort parting? Tortoise shell behind the ear.
Hairpins are flowers or other styling hairpins made of pearls, jade, gold and silver. Two or more long hairpins are used to connect and fix the bun, which is inserted into the temples when in use.
Hairpin is not only an ornament, but also a symbol of love. In ancient times, there was a custom of saying goodbye between lovers: women divided their hair clips into two parts, half for each other and the other half for themselves until they met again another day. In Xin Qiji's "Late Spring in Zhu Yingtai", the words "Baochai Powder, Taoyedu, Ada Dark Nanpu" express this parting. In Nalan Xingde's words, "Baochai is obsessed with it, why should she be wet?" is also full of the pain of separation from her love.