Why did the ancients have thicker beards than today?

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romantic people in Wei and Jin dynasties, of course, also have elegant hair and long flowing clothes, which are still very chic.

in the later history, it has always been common for men to grow beards in ancient times.

first of all, it is an idea.

Parents who suffer from body hair and skin should not be removed at will.

and a big beard is sometimes considered as a symbol of beauty.

it's all the influence of ideas.

in addition to ideas, technical factors also need to be considered.

You know, shaving your beard is definitely as complicated as a facial treatment for girls.

The ancient people had thick beards, which can be seen from the paintings, sculptures, pottery figurines and murals handed down from generation to generation. Fluttering hair and beard is a symbol of beauty for ancient men. Guan Yu's beard has a unique shape and needs to be wrapped in a cloth bag. It is called a bearded man, which shows the aesthetics of the ancients.

Moreover, the classification of beards is very detailed. The beard on the upper lip is called moustache, the beard on the lower lip is called moustache, the beard on the cheek is called moustache, and the beard on the chin is called moustache. Beard modeling is also related to personality and occupation. The image and beard shape in the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang are more in line with the identity of soldiers. Likui jy's beard, it is more rough and unconstrained. Modern people pay attention to hygiene, and began to westernize their life behavior in the late Qing Dynasty. They thought that bearding was unsanitary and sloppy, and shaving became popular as a modern civilized lifestyle. However, during the Republic of China, not all of them were shaved off, but a pinch was kept to meet the standards of men. Social concept factor is also an important influence aspect. Ancient people believed that parents who suffered from physical problems should not be injured at will. Beards for upper-class people are not only in line with etiquette, but also a symbol of status. In fact, the lower class people seldom have time to fiddle with beards and beards. Beards also affect movement and efficiency during work. That is to say, beard has class nature.

objectively speaking, the beards of ancient people were not much thicker than those of modern people, mainly depending on whether they were bearded or not.

why were the beards of the ancients thicker than those of today? In fact, it is very simple, because now people want to look clean and tidy, and they have to shave every day. For example, if I don't shave for one day, I will become a slob the next day.

The ancients didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, they thought that "the skin of the human body is influenced by parents". Since it is an innate thing, it is given by parents, and I stayed to prove to myself and outsiders that I am a person who knows filial piety.

In fact, not every man in ancient times had a beard. Even if he had a beard, not all of them had a big beard. Many of the beards you see on the murals are not Han people, but conference semifinals. Hu people's hair is naturally thicker than that of Han people, because some people wear Chinese clothes, so they are mistaken for Han people. In fact, Hanfu in the Tang Dynasty was integrated with Hufu, and some so-called Hanfu was actually an improved version of Hufu. Many people mistakenly think that this is Hanfu, but it is not. Throughout the paintings of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, almost all men have wide faces, protruding eyes and full faces, just like the four donkey kong in the temple. In fact, many of these people are conference semifinals from Central Asia, and their ancestry and traditions make them have what modern people call sideburns.

In the paintings after the Song Dynasty, men's beards are not very thick, even if they are old pedants, they just have beards on their lips and under their lips. Modern people can still grow such a beard if they don't shave. Beard, the natural hair, does not change with the times, but some times pay attention to growing beards, while others don't.

For example, during World War II, soldiers were forbidden to grow beards in many countries, because if beards were not cleaned for a long time, it was easy to breed bacteria and even lice. Even Hitler, the German head of state, only left a sanitary beard, the so-called Rendan Hu. You know, during World War I, Hitler, who was just an ordinary soldier, had that kind of beard with both ends tilted up.

If you want to leave a good-looking beard, you need to take time out to tidy it every day, instead of growing with it. If you don't decorate it, people will become very untidy. In ancient times, men with rich families tended their beards to make them look beautiful. After all, beards also represented their faces. Ordinary farmers rarely grow beards, whether it is old photos left in the Qing Dynasty or past paintings, such as the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. Most men don't have beards, and razors appear not just for shaving their heads, but more often for shaving.

Therefore, it is only an illusion that the ancients had thicker beards than today. Beards have not degenerated with the historical process, only that the more civilization evolved, the better razors became.

Beard should be called a kind of body hair. Personally, it is mainly related to diet. Most of the food eaten by the ancients was half-eaten. Just like people in Western Europe and North America today have more body hair than we Asians, we can form a clear answer. There are also ancients who think that beard is a symbol of men, so men should have a beard, and most of them have the image of beard, unlike today, feminine and feminine have the upper hand.

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Why were the beards of the ancients thicker than those of today?

I have two views on this question as follows!

First, there are related factors in life. For example, it is not possible to eat salt, because very early humans were all densely hairy. After eating raw food and cooked food, they evolved into a dense hair reduction. This is a growth process from salt-free to salt, and then they evolved into a dense hair reduction. The beard grows on the mouth, and the mouth is the most sensitive part of trying everything. Only men are masculine, which cannot be reduced or returned.

second, it is closely related to blood group inheritance to get married and have children with close relatives. In the past, the marriage of close relatives continued the old habit for thousands of years. It was not until after the founding of New China that we had a new understanding, scientific development and the popularization of culture that everyone withdrew from the old customs and stayed away from near marriage, which was beneficial to future generations.

it is possible to improve by these two factors. Whether it is correct or not is just a personal guess, not on behalf of others! I hope the experts will come and guide me!

After reading nearly forty papers about beards, I try to answer the questions of the subject. The so-called thick beard should include a beard, which grows on human or some non-human faces and is a collection of hairs on the lips, jaws, cheeks and sideburns. Beard is a man's second sexual characteristic. Only when a man is mature can a beard appear. Beard is a sign of sexual maturity, and it is also an obvious sign different from women. In ancient times, women preferred men with beards, which is just like men like women's delicate skin and towering breasts.

(Beard of Babylon)

The growth of beard is controlled by heredity. Some people have more beards, while others have less beards. Research shows that Arabs belong to Caucasians as well as Europeans. One of the ethnic characteristics of Caucasians is that men have multiple hairs and beards, and beards are easy to bend, and the cross section of beards is oval and easy to deform. The beard of Mongolian people is round and not easy to bend. Caucasians include Iranians, Indians and Pakistanis, Arabs and Europeans, etc. All the nomadic people in the north of China belong to the Mongolian race, with few beards. Uighurs are a mixture of Caucasians and Mongolians; Hui nationality in China contains a small amount of Caucasian descent (descendants of Semu people in Yuan Dynasty); Therefore, some Uighurs and Hui people have beards. People with thick beards generally have sparse hair after middle age, and even tend to go bald. This is because they have more testosterone and strong sex hormones, and of course there are exceptions. The ancients mentioned by the subject should be recorded in history. Compared with today's people, the genes of the ancients at that time did not change much, so there is no saying that the beards of the ancients were thicker than today's people. Looking around, it is rare to see a beard like likui jy now. Why? I don't know why I don't want to grow a beard now. Whether it's a thick beard or a thin beard, it's all hidden in my skin. In other words, there is no difference between the beards of ancient people and modern people, but it is just a question of whether to store or not.

(beards of Qin people)

Why did the ancients grow beards?

the ancients grew beards for four reasons. First, sexual orientation and dominance. Beard growing is not only reserved for women to see, but also used to attract women and get opportunities for spouses; It is also a kind of self-identity, showing one's responsibility and pride. Just like the male proud as a peacock shows the female peacock, and the male duck shows the feathers to the female duck. In addition, the ancient beard is a status symbol. The pharaohs in ancient Egypt also dyed their beards golden to deter people. Some countries or dynasties punished prisoners by shaving and deprived them of the right to grow beards. Just like the prisoners in our country want to shave their heads, they are deprived of their right to grow hair and love beauty.

(beard of the Han Dynasty)

Second, ethical constraints. There is a cloud in the Book of Filial Piety: "Parents who suffer from physical injuries dare not damage them, and filial piety begins." . The ancients raised shaving and haircut to the height of respecting and loving the elderly. Who dares to make fun of their moral reputation?

Third, a beautiful beard is a symbol of strength and wisdom. For example, in Historical Records, Sima Qian described Liu Bang's praise: "Gaozu is a man, long and accurate, with a beautiful face, and there are 72 spots on the left." ; Cao Cao's favorite pupil, Cui Yan, whose beard is four feet long, once replaced the Xiongnu, the king of the country. Another example is the description of Guan Yu: "The body is nine feet long, the beard is three feet long, if the face is heavy jujube, if the lips are coated with fat, the phoenix eye, the silkworm eyebrow, good-looking, majestic." .

fourthly, growing a beard is a symbol of sophistication. As an ancient saying goes, "You can't do things firmly without hair on your mouth". Young people are clever and quick, but they are easy to make mistakes because of their lack of experience. In Song Dynasty, Kou Zhun was a high school scholar when he was young, and he was the deputy prime minister as soon as he started. But after working for several years, he didn't get promoted, which made him depressed. Upon inquiry, it turned out that there was nothing wrong with me, but I was too young and lacked exercise. Kou Zhun immediately got the potion and dyed her hair silvery white. Seeing that Kou Zhun had the courage to take responsibility, the emperor soon promoted him to prime minister.

(Beard of the Tang Dynasty)

Since beards have so many advantages, why not grow beards?

everyone is familiar with Marx. He wrote a famous book "Das Kapital. Criticism of Political Economy" which declared war on capitalism. Engels strongly supported Marx and they became close comrades. Marx and Engels represent the interests of the proletariat, but are the capitalists who occupy the main camp willing to give up? On the one hand, they use the advantages of the mainstream media to attack Marx's remarks, on the other hand, they do the opposite, shave their faces, lead the fashion trend with a clean and hygienic image, and put them in an awkward position. When the wind of shaving is booming, the world's nobles respond one after another, and the poor everywhere follow suit. In other words, the old custom of storing Hu, which has been popular for at least thousands of years, quietly ended in modern times. In the future of pursuing individuality, will the wind of storing Hu regain its head? It remains to be seen!

the habit of growing beard, whether in modern or ancient times, is undoubtedly divided into regions and people. There is no direct evidence that the ancients were denser.

The ancients in China liked growing beards very much, and so did the ancient Persians. In the 17th century, Russians even liked to disobey the king's orders, and finally Peter the Great had to do it himself. This is terrible. Is it the same as the idea of China's parents who are physically and mentally ill?

But on the contrary, there are also areas that don't like beards:

1. Ancient Egypt. There are many wonderful customs in ancient Egypt, such as shaving, for example, it is said that both men and women in ancient Egypt shaved their hair (for sun protection) and then wore wigs for decoration. Priests even think that any body hair is unclean, and they will shave off all their hair every day ... Hmm! At that time, hairdressers should be a high-paying profession.

2, ancient Rome. In ancient Rome, shaving was popular for a long time, and even whether there was a beard was regarded as one of the criteria for judging whether it was a Roman. The first shaver in Rome seems to be the famous Scipio (the one who conquered Carthage).

3, medieval Europe. Shaving is popular among the upper classes in many parts of western Europe, because shaving is very troublesome and expensive, so shaving can show the owner's financial resources and status.

Let's talk about the reasons why the ancients grew beards:

1. Prehistoric habits. In prehistoric times, a thick beard undoubtedly had many advantages: 1. Keeping warm; 2 protection (buffering); 3, the display of male attraction (similar to bird feathers); 4, shock (beard makes the jaw and face more prominent)

2, religious factors. Confucianism in China believes that:' The body is rich in skin, and it is influenced by parents. The beard can only be repaired, not cut off. There is a similar formulation in Abrahamic religions, and the famous religious leaders Jesus and Muhammad are said to have beards.

3, social concept. In many areas in ancient times, shaving hair was regarded as a very serious punishment. China has a punishment (although it is shaved); There are similar punishments in Greece and Arabia. Generally speaking, people will avoid having too many similarities with criminals.

4, male symbol. Beard is not only an important symbol of men, but also a symbol of adulthood. In some tribes in Africa, only men with bushy beards will be accepted as tribal members. In ancient China, beards had various symbolic meanings, and beards were wisdom. Campus is brave. Think about the bearded man.

5, convenient. This may be the most hidden reason, but it is very convincing. After all, most adult men can grow beards, and shaving is undoubtedly more time-consuming and laborious than growing beards, and the living conditions in ancient times are harsh. Many civilians may have the only knife in their family, which is not suitable or convenient for shaving. In fact, just one word, lazy!

I think there are many factors for the problem that ancient beards are thicker than modern people:

First, they are influenced by Confucianism. As the ancients said, "The body gives skin and gives it to parents", which means filial piety. The ancients were proud of learning and filial piety. In order to show filial piety to parents, ancient men kept their beards without shaving. On the contrary, in today's society, the influence of having a beard on people feels that this person is sloppy and gaunt. Therefore, frequent shaving.

Secondly, the ancients had allusions that they cut off their robes and cut off their righteousness, cut off their hair and made up their minds, sacrificed their blood for an alliance, and continued to have a clear will. For example, in the modern War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Premier Zhou made a determination to grow beards, and the people of the whole country did not emancipate their minds and cut their beards. There is also Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, to show that the country is ruined and the heaven and earth are relatives. Many ancient people also grew beards in this way, indicating an ambition.

thirdly, show your charm. The ancient king of Qin established the feudal system, and China began to enter the hierarchical system. Men had supreme power at home. And the influence of Confucianism. It has become a custom for men to grow beards, and the love for beards has become a custom as indispensable as modern women's makeup. When someone praises his beard, he can show a kind of ability. For example, the bearded man Guan Yu and so on, and the man with a beard gives others the feeling of being tough, healthy and mighty. Therefore, the beards of the ancients were thicker than those of modern people.

There is no evidence to show what the beards of the ancients were like. What you see is only a literary portrait, which exaggerates fiction in order to distinguish different characters. Therefore, the portraits you see of Zhang Fei and Guan Gong in likui jy do not really reflect the real characters.

In ancient times, beards were generally associated with wisdom, because the more beards, the older he is, the more natural wisdom he has and the more noble he is.