Ancient wigs have been found in all major civilized regions in the world, and wigs also appeared in the Central Plains thousands of years ago, with a very long history.
The Book of Songs? The "gentlemen grow old together" in "National Wind": curly hair like a cloud, disdainful.
The protagonist here is Xuan Jiang, the queen of Wei. She was a famous beauty in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the most beautiful part of Xuanjiang River was her hair. It is said that Xuanjiang's head is dark, dense and beautiful, which is unnecessary at all? Hey? Decoration, the so-called hey? Actually, it was the wig at that time.
At present, many wigs have been found in tombs in the pre-Qin period, but most of them come from aristocratic cemeteries, and wigs have not been found in civilian tombs.
The ancients wore wigs for beauty and identity.
Hair loss is fair to the rich and the poor. Even the aristocrats, even the rich, may face hair loss, and hair loss is also a headache for the ancients. After all, ugliness contributed to the birth and use of wigs.
In ancient times, clothing was an important symbol to distinguish identity. Generally speaking, the higher the status, the more valuable people are, the more ornaments they wear on their bodies and heads, and the more gorgeous their clothes are, especially for women.
If you want to wear as many accessories as possible, you naturally need as much hair as possible. After all, you can't wear jewelry without hair. At this time, the role of wig is highlighted.
Although ancient wigs symbolized status and status, the ancients did not wear wigs on any occasions. After all, wearing a wig is actually a very tiring thing.
In fact, the ancient moustache, moustache, bun and so on. Very heavy. It's normal to wear jewelry on your head. A few kilograms is normal. You can imagine what it's like to wear such a wig on your head. In ancient Korea, there were cases in which women broke their necks and died because they wore fake hair bun. Therefore, the ancients usually only wore wigs on important occasions such as banquets and sacrifices, and when they needed to dress up in a grand way.