In ancient times, women regarded their hair as beautiful, and the standard for beautiful hair was black, shiny, thick and slender hair. In ancient times, "the green hair on the head is like ink dye", "the black hair is like clouds", and "the hair on the temples is like lacquer" are often used to praise women's hair. The aesthetic concept of black hair as beautiful has a long history.
The history of considering black hair as beautiful can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. As early as 3,000 years ago, there were poems praising women's hair in the "Book of Songs". "The Book of Songs, Won Feng: Gentlemen grow old together" writes: The hair on the temples is like clouds, and you disdain the hair. This poem praises thick and dark hair like dark clouds in the sky. With such black hair, one would disdain to use a bun. Dark clouds are used to refer to beautiful hair, such as "dark clouds are high and the ribbons are high". "Zuo Zhuan" records: "In the past, there was a daughter of the still family. Her temples were black and very beautiful, and she could tell by the light. She was named Xuan's Wife." "Xuan" and "Xuan" are both words to praise black hair, and there are many similar examples. Lift. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first met Wei Zifu, he wrote in "Taiping Yulan": "Looking up at his hair and temples, he is delighted." Wei Zifu's hair was like a black waterfall sparkling, which attracted the young emperor. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty He was worried about his future generations, and he paid great attention to the Taoist view that thick, black hair means strong qi and blood, and strong qi and blood means longevity and many children, so he fell in love with Wei Zifu at first sight.
"Chen Shu·Zhang Guifei Biography" records: Zhang Guifei's hair is seven feet long, and her temples are like lacquer, and its light can be seen. "Selected Works of Zhaoming·Seven Bian" says: "The dark bun on the temples can be judged by light. The hair is so bright that it can be used as a bronze mirror to shine on people, which is breathtaking.
In addition to Wei Zifu, Zhang Guifei has In addition to her long and beautiful black hair, Chen Damei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period was very talented and beautiful. Her hair was more than seven feet long. Shi Hu loved to take her as his concubine.
"New Book of Tang: Biography of Concubines" records that Tang Dynasty. Empress Dou, the wife of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and the mother of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, was born with hair hanging down her neck. Her hair reached the length of her body at the age of three, and she grew up to have dark and beautiful hair.
Women in ancient times had a lot of hair styles. , such as Zhang Lihua with straight hair, Liang Luzhu with short hair, Zhao Hede with curly hair, Zhao Feiyan with bun hair, Concubine Zhen with bun hair, etc.
During the reign of Emperor Jin and Ming Dynasty, the great minister Huan Wen accepted the daughter of Li Shi, the lord of Shu, as his concubine, and Huan Wen's wife Kang Changgong presided over it. The sword was about to kill Li, but she saw Li combing her hair in front of the window, her hair hanging down, and she held her hands and said to the princess: The country is ruined and the family is destroyed, and it is unintentional to kill her. The princess threw the knife and hugged sister Li and said. : I feel pity for him, not to mention the old slave Huan Wen's "Jealousy".