The tattooed face popular in ancient times.

The popular patterns in ancient times include Dulong, Atayal and Li Jia.

1, Dulong tattoo: The custom of Dulong tattoo stems from an ancient belief that tattoos are limited to women, commonly known as "painting faces". The Book of the New Tang Dynasty is called Wen Mian Pu, and Nanzhao unofficial history is called Embroidered Mian Tribe, which shows that the dragon pattern has a long history.

2. Tattooed Atayal: Tattooed men and women, we call them real people, are respected in the tribe, but despised by the tribe. Only tattooed people stand in the tribe, so tattooed faces have become the symbol of honor pursued by the tribe.

3, Li Jia tattoo: There are a group of such old people in Wuzhishan, Hainan, and they all have tattoos on their faces. Tattoos, called "headlights" or "Ou Mo" in Li language, are traditional customs of Li nationality. The last surviving tattoo elder in Taiwan Province Province is a Sedeke woman from a mountain tribe in Lishan Village, Zhuoxi Town, Hualien County.

Why do you embroider tattoos on your face?

The Vietnamese living in Baiyue live by the sea, so the so-called relying on mountains to eat, relying on water to eat, so most of them have to engage in water labor, fishing and life. Hundreds of mountains have inconvenient transportation and lack contact with the Central Plains mainland. They believe in witch doctors in the tribe and regard snakes as totem beliefs.

Embroidered faces and tattoos are more common than when Li women are twelve years old. Li people call it "opening face" and it is regarded as the "adult ceremony" of Li girls.

Most of the patterns they like to embroider are dragons, snakes and insects. They think that if you are covered with dragon and snake patterns, you can dress up as a dragon and snake, so that you won't get out of trouble because of water damage.

It's like worshipping Poseidon, and it's a wish to pray for good weather and return home safely. Everyone is popular with tattoos, and naturally it has become a social trend. As a result, tattoos have also evolved into one of the aesthetic pursuits of modern society.