How did humans create a smooth and neat surface (which feels like a mirror) in the first place?

Especially metals that are difficult to rub?

Who invented the mirror?

In which year and month did humans begin to use mirrors?

When a primitive man first saw his own living shadow by a clear stream, did he dance with joy, or was he so frightened that he turned around and ran away?

Having a mirror at home is like a wisp of smoke in the wilderness or a shadow of a sail on the blue sea, giving people endless reverie.

According to ancient Greek mythology, the beautiful boy Narcissus saw his own reflection in the water by the river, and he fell in love with his own shadow.

Finally one day, he decided to chase the reflection in the water and jumped into the river... The next year, a beautiful bouquet of daffodils bloomed where he jumped into the river.

This legend tells us that in ancient times, people went to the mirror-level lake to take care of their appearance.

Later, someone discovered that people's shadows could be reflected in pottery filled with water.

So people used pottery filled with water as mirrors. This was the earliest human mirror, called a water mirror.

During the Bronze Age, the Sumerians invented the bronze mirror.

After polishing the copper plate, they set it in a wooden and ivory frame to serve as a mirror.

Later, the Egyptians engraved patterns of flowers, birds, animals and various patterns on the back of the bronze mirror to make it more beautiful.

This is the bronze mirror mentioned in ancient books.

In BC, the Greeks founded the first mirror-making school in human history, teaching the technology of grinding mirror surfaces with fine sand.

During the Roman era, the mirror-making industry advanced by leaps and bounds.

The Romans used all kinds of smelted metals to make mirrors.

The most advanced one is the silver mirror.

By the Middle Ages, compact hand mirrors were quite popular in Europe.

The small, easy-to-carry mirror contained in an exquisite metal or ivory box became a fashionable accessory for women at that time.

I think people's mirrors at that time were as precious as modern people's watches and mobile phones.

Around 1300, the Venetians developed glass mirrors with mercury on the back, which revolutionized the mirror-making industry.

The uses of mirrors have also diversified.

People use mirrors for divination, to predict good and bad luck, and to ward off evil spirits.

The Japanese regard mirrors as sacred objects. They believe that mirrors have mysterious magical powers that can reflect people's hearts, predict life and death, and bring good fortune.

The Chinese regard mirrors as a symbol of family happiness and harmony between husband and wife.

The reunion of a couple after being separated, or the reconciliation after divorce is called "reunion after breaking the mirror."

In the author's hometown, the custom of using mirrors to ward off evil spirits is still preserved.

When someone dies in the village, every household will hang a mirror, scissors, ruler and a piece of red cloth on the door or windowsill to ward off evil spirits.