Will emperors and concubines shave their heads before the Qing Dynasty in ancient China?

Before the Qing Dynasty in ancient China, emperors and concubines could not shave their heads, but they began to grow their hair very long.

The ancients wore scarves, and women used hairpin ornaments to fix their hair. People in ancient China, mainly Han people, kept their hair from ancient times to the present, that is to say, they didn't have a haircut, just washed their hair and put it on their heads.

Barber is the name of barber industry in a special period, which appeared in Qing Dynasty. But the word haircut has a very old history, which originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Barbers in Qing Dynasty are very different from traditional barbers in China. The word haircut first appeared in Historical Records of the Song Dynasty. Zhu explained in the sentence "It's a comb" in the Notes to Poetry: "A comb is also a haircut clipper." The Book of Songs was written from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period with a long history. It can be seen that haircut has a long history in China.

Shaving one's head is related to the ancient criminal law of China. Hanging is one of the five ancient punishments, which requires the victim to shave off part or all of his hair, and then it gradually evolved into shaving among the people. As for when the haircut was first formed, there is no textual research, but the history of shaving is really long.

When the Qing Dynasty was founded, it promoted the barber industry. This name was extracted from the folk language of China, and it was not invented out of thin air. It also proves from the side that the barber industry has long existed, but there is no clear barber name.

In ancient China, the hairdressing and shaving industries were geared to different customer groups. Hairdressing is modern and noble, while shaving is used in criminal law and is stipulated by monks. Hairdressing industry is very common, but not many people engaged in shaving before the Qing Dynasty.

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