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Inventory of ancient female hair accessories in China

The ancient women's hair accessories in China are various. Here are some common hair accessories:

* * *. * * symbol is an ornament used by the ancients to pin hair and receive crowns, and it is the originator of hairpin and hairpin. From the Zhou Dynasty, ancient women were regarded as adults when they reached the age of 15, and their hair was lifted with a hair clasp after adulthood, so it also referred to women's adult ceremony.

* * * Bang. * * Hairpins are single strands, developed from quilts and decorated at the front end. Common decorative patterns include auspicious birds and animals, flowers and fruits, immortals and auspicious symbols, which reflect the traditional meaning of China culture and are quite interesting.

* * * Hairpins. * * Hairpin is a kind of jewelry synthesized by two hairpins. The main difference between the hairpin and the hairpin is that the hairpin is made into one strand and the hairpin is made into two strands. Hairpins are used to clip hair and to fasten hats to hair.

* * * step shake. * * Step Shake is a kind of hairpin or hairpin with beads and jade pendants hanging on it, which was inserted by ancient women at one side of the temple for decoration and also had the function of fixing the bun. The common forms are phoenix, butterfly, winged, or hung with pendants. When walking, the gold ornaments will move with the swing of walking and be lifelike. Take its step, and you will waver, hence the name.

* * * flowers. * * Xunzi is a kind of jewelry worn by ancient women, which is embedded with golden flowers, breastplates, precious stones and a variety of precious jewelry. There are two kinds, one is practical cymbals, which are used to fix hair without all kinds of jewelry; One is decorative cymbals, which are inlaid with all kinds of precious stones and are decorative.

Ancient women's hair accessories have rich cultural characteristics, and each hair accessory represents a specific symbolic significance and historical culture.