There is a popular saying now that men loved beauty thousands of years ago and knew how to use tools to shave and cut flint into thin slices. This was the earliest type of razor. Later, the material gradually became more sophisticated. It evolved from flint to bronze, then iron blades, and the first steel-blade "cut-throat" razor finally appeared in 1609...and then started selling ads.
In fact, it’s just a matter of course.
According to historical records, beards were very important to men in Eastern countries. Fornication and adultery were punishable by cutting off the beard. They view beards in a sacred light and will pay money to avoid having them cut off. Many religions also have prohibitions against shaving. For example, in the Bible Leviticus, there is a clear prohibition against shaving beards and sideburns. Some conservative religious groups still adhere to this doctrine today.
Persians like to grow beards. King Olearius' Travels of Persia ordered the heads of his ministers to be beheaded. After seeing the severed heads, he said: "What a pity. This man had such a good beard, but he was executed."
"A man without a beard is a cat without a tail." —Arabic proverb
Pliny tells us that 454 years after the founding of Rome (about 299 BC), P. Ticinius was The first barber brought to Rome. Scipio was the first beard in Rome. Then, shaving quickly became popular, and men throughout Rome were clean-shaven. But soon after, beards became popular again in Rome.
Men of many nationalities in the world like to grow beards. It is said that King Louis VII of France, because he shaved off his beard, the princess no longer liked him and remarried after the divorce. Britain and France fought for 300 years over the land where the bearded King Henry II of England gave his wife a dowry. It was known in history as the Beard War.
In China, the ancients believed that "hair is the appearance of the body" and "the hair and skin of the body are received from the parents and cannot be damaged." Apart from shaving to become a monk, they do not shave off their beard easily. . Ancient people had the habit of growing beards and paid attention to dignified men. Zhuangzi regards "beautiful beard" as a sign of a top-notch man, and its importance can be said to be of great importance. This is the embodiment of Chinese traditional cultural consciousness and ethical concepts.
As the saying goes, "There is no need for a man to be unattractive." Beard is a man's patent and a male characteristic. For example, in "Women are not allowed to have eyebrows", "Xumei" represents men with beards and eyebrows. Guan Yu had a beautiful beard, and he always prided himself on it. When others called him a beautiful beard, he immediately became happy. When Guan Yu was in trouble, Cao Cao wanted to make him join him, so he made a special bag for him to use for his beard. Later, after Cao Cao "cut off his beard and replaced his head", all the soldiers were shocked.
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the fashion for men was "shaving, incense, and applying powder", but it seems that only men in this period were shaving.
There are many inconveniences in growing a beard. The ancients also had a "fashion", so the modification is: no shaving, but daily trimming and combing are allowed. It goes without saying that the tools used are scissors and razors. If you are poor, use twisted wire. Beautiful men in ancient times also paid great attention to modifying their appearance. They used razors to trim their sideburns and shaves, and used rouge to modify their skin color. The ancients also used the term "bright eyes and white teeth" to describe men.
Until around the Revolution of 1911, younger generations were not allowed to grow beards in front of their elders. This unwritten custom seemed to have gradually formed a trend among Chinese men. Gradually in modern times, if a gentleman does not shave for a long time for no reason, he will probably be regarded as a "slovenly" lazy person by the world, and even be ridiculed as "sloppy".