Since ancient times, prisoners have shaved their heads. What is the pressure?

In our impression, ancient people, both men and women, had long flowing hair. So why did men at that time have long hair like women? This is mainly influenced by people's ideas at that time. They think that parents who are sick and have no hair are a kind of unfilial behavior. Filial piety, whether now or in ancient times, is an act that people despise. So, if you shaved your hair at that time, it was an insult to the client.

I don't know if you have found a strange phenomenon, that is, no matter now or in ancient times, prisoners who enter prisons will be shaved. In fact, there was a punishment in ancient times, that is, shaving the prisoner's hair. In ancient times, their hair was as important as their hands and feet. Therefore, this punishment of shaving the hair without torturing the prisoner's body has been handed down from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

At that time, hair actually represented a wide range. Hair can be said to be a person's dignity, and it is natural to strive to maintain it. In ancient times, there were many records about recurrence. Among them is Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan described two people in his own Fu, one is Jieyu and the other is Jieyu. These two men were very famous at that time, and they were famous because their practices made people feel despised. This person named Jie Yu likes to run naked in the street, which affects the city appearance. The man named Sang Hu left a bald head. It can be seen how deep people shaved their heads at that time.

With the passage of time, when the Three Kingdoms are in troubled times, the scope of development can be wider than before. Anyone who has read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms must know the story of Cao Cao's beheading. This story is a typical example of hair representing life. It is said that when Cao Cao marched, soldiers were forbidden to trample on the passing wheat fields and not to damage crops. Those who violate this rule will be beheaded.

But things are interesting. Cao Cao's soldiers did obey Cao Cao's orders and did not trample on crops, but Cao Cao himself broke this rule. On the way to Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao's horse didn't know what kind of fright it was, so it just rushed into the field. This can make Cao Cao anxious. As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, you can't be a man who doesn't keep his word, but keeping his word is equivalent to beheading yourself. what can I do? So his advisers think that hair can replace the owner's head. So there is the story of Cao Cao's beheading, which is actually to cut off his hair, referring to his head.

Here is another man's story. The reason why Cao Cao did this was also inspired by his predecessors. This man is the famous Han Xin. When Han Xin was young, he heard from a warlock that if the older generation were buried in Jiulishan, there might be princes in the future generations, so Han Xin cut off her mother's hair and nails and buried them in Jiulishan.

In the ancient tradition, the degree of hair maintenance is unimaginable now. Men nowadays basically have short hair and refreshing hair. Compared with the idea that the hair of the ancients was influenced by their parents, we naturally don't care so much about it in later generations. Compared with the status of ancient hair, today's hair is very humble.

However, whether in ancient or modern times, prisoners have to shave their heads. Then the problem is coming. The position of hair is different now. Why do you have to shave your head? This is actually an idea for convenience. It is a symbol of prisoners' status and a simple way to distinguish prisoners from police.

Why do you say that? Mainly because China was not as developed as it is now, prisoners did not have uniform prison uniforms, and even the police at that time did not have uniform uniforms. This made it difficult to distinguish criminals from police at that time. Smart people in China will not be stumped by this trivial matter, so they will follow the example of ancient times and shave their heads for prisoners. This simple method has been used to this day.

Up to now, there will naturally be no more embarrassing situation, but all prisoners still have to shave their heads. This is out of the identification of criminals and a way to protect criminals. Hair can breed bacteria, and the prison environment is naturally not very good. From the health point of view, it reduces the risk of criminals getting sick. But also put an end to criminals hiding dangerous goods such as blades in their hair.

The criminal has no hair and his clothes have been changed into prison clothes. No matter how good their skills are, there is no room for them to play in a small prison. Therefore, shaving criminals' heads is not only a way to distinguish criminals, but more importantly, it eliminates all ways that may bring anxiety to prisons.