“The body, hair and skin are received from parents and dare not be damaged, which is the beginning of filial piety.”
Knotted hair, broken hair, angry hair, cut hair, shaved hair, critical moment. It may be a small thing, but it matters a lot.
The importance of hair has been strengthened by the grand treatment of the Chinese: men have to tie their hair when they reach adulthood, women have to wear buns when they get married, monks have to be tonsured, etc., and their hair is given an almost religious style. emotion.
But these are far from explaining the complex role hair plays in Chinese people’s lives. Hair has become the essence of Chinese people's lives. Its relationship with Chinese people who are constantly cutting and combing hair cannot be summed up in a few words. It can only be included in poems and articles with the image of black hair and white hair.