The ancient traditional patterns of tattoos

Tattoos were a fashion in the Song Dynasty. In the song dynasty, tattoos were also called? Tattoos 、? Carved green? 、? Flower embroidery? And so on. Tattoos were very popular in the Song Dynasty. At that time, some people even had tattoos from neck to ankle. Like the well-known Water Margin, Hua Shanlu, Jiu Wenlong Shijin and prodigal Yan Qing all have many tattoos. In the Song Dynasty, some people were even famous for tattooing the names of some famous poets on their bodies. This fashion trend also gave birth to a social organization-Golden Sports Club, which developed commercially in the Song Dynasty, and tattoo culture was once popularized overseas.

Tattoos also represented an ideological belief in the Song Dynasty. Especially those who practice martial arts, or military groups, like to tattoo words and patterns on their bodies to show their loyalty. Yue Fei, whom we are familiar with, has four words engraved on his back, expressing his determination to die for his country. In the Song Dynasty, serving the country with a stab in the heart was a symbol of determination and loyalty. Some tattoos are similar to the current proverbs or important people to show spiritual pursuit or nostalgia for the past.

Tattoos were also a way for many people to show off in the Song Dynasty. At that time, many people with tattoos were fierce people with strong fighting skills, and some people's tattoos were nothing to look at. Many people get tattoos just to show off and be a hero. An interesting saying is that some people have to show their tattoos before fighting to see who is more imposing. Some people just think tattoos are cool, so they tattoo themselves in a mess with all kinds of patterns, so when they develop later, they gradually become a trend of blindly following the trend.

In the Song Dynasty, literati, ordinary people, martial artists and even the royal family liked tattoos. But later, the court issued a decree not to let the royal children get tattoos because it would damage the royal system. Tattoo, a social fashion, reached its peak in the Song Dynasty and made a breakthrough in the Ming Dynasty.