Was the braids that people in the Qing Dynasty really dirty?

The braids left by people in the Qing Dynasty are really dirty, when we watch film and television dramas, we will find that men in the Qing Dynasty have long braids, and in their hearts, braids are their lifeblood, as long as people are still braided, they can't cut it, it can be said that braids have become a belief for them, and braids have become an indispensable part of their bodiesHowever, in ancient times, there were no such conditions as we have now, and there was no such thing as the shampoo we use now, and it was impossible to take good care of hair in ancient times.

Therefore, ordinary people can only use water to wash their hair if they want to wash their hair, and washing their hair with water is very incomplete, and the gray stains on it are also difficult to clean, but if it is washed frequently, it will be better, but it is a pity that it is really difficult for ancient people to wash their hair often, because their hair is very long, and it takes a long time to braided it every time it is washedTherefore, washing hair every day is a very unrealistic thing, and ancient people were busy with life every day, and even eating and dressing became a problem, how could there be more time to take care of their hair.

Only the number of times the rich and noble wash their hair will be slightly more frequent, because they wash their hair with a special service, not by themselves, so it is much more convenient, but ordinary people need to do it themselves, and washing their hair once is a small half a day, which is really a luxury thingFortunately in summer, due to the hot weather, you can wash your hair a little more frequently, generally you can wash it once a month, if it is winter, you may not wash your hair once in winter.

Therefore, the braids of the people of the Qing Dynasty were really dirty, and as soon as they got close to them, they would smell a terrible smellIf it's summer, it's just a shame to approach, but there is no way, and this is also forced by life.

Definitely, because the ancients believed that hair was given by parents and should be cherished, so they didn't wash it much, can it not be dirty?

It's not dirty, Gege and Brother have someone to help them catch lice.

It must be dirty, because first of all, people did not pay so much attention to hygiene at that time, and the hair was so long, it was very inconvenient to wash, and it was impossible to wash it every day. Moreover, the ancients paid attention to the body, and their parents would not wash it easily.

In fact, hair is very dirty at any time, not to mention the long braids of the Qing Dynasty, which can be imagined.

The braids left by people in the Qing Dynasty were really dirty, first of all, it was troublesome for them to clean their braids, and they didn't have that much time to wash their braids. So they generally don't wash their braids, and when combined with sweating caused by their daily activities, their braids will be dirty.

Yes, the main reason is that people don't have time to take care of it after hard work, but some dignitaries who have time to take care of their braids are not dirty.

The braids of the Qing Dynasty people were really dirty, and it was not easy to take a bath in the Qing Dynasty, even if it was not so easy to wash the hair. Some people even take a shower twice in their lifetime. The toiling people, running around for life, have no energy to take care of their hair at all, they don't have shampoo, they just wash it with clean water, and the lazy don't even wash it for a year.

You can imagine how big the smell is and how dirty the braids can be.

The ancient Manchus paid special attention to braids. The ancestors of the Manchu people originated from the white mountains and black waters, made a living by hunting and fishing, shaved their hair in front and braided their heads, in order to pass through the mountains and mountains, the branches and vines did not shave their hair, and the archery was aimed at the eyes without messy hair covering, and it was coiled on the head during the day to facilitate production and labor, and it could be used as a pillow at night. The Manchu people believe in shamanism, according to shamanism, the hair is on the top of the head, the closest to the sky, is the place where the soul dwells, and it is very sacred.

After entering the customs, he accepted the Han people's concept of filial piety, believing that hair was given by his parents and could not be destroyed. If the Manchus died on the battlefield, their bones could be buried in other places, and their braids had to be cut off and sent home, and their names and places of origin would be tied to summon the souls and bury them.

At that time, the hairstyle of adult Manchurian men was "shaving and braiding", that is, a straight line was drawn at both ends of the forehead, and all the hair before the straight line was shaved off, leaving only the hair after the line, and it was braided into a braid, hanging down at the back of the head. This hairstyle is inherited from the ancient customs of the ancestors. In ancient times, the Jurchens "braided their hair", and the Jurchens "braided their hair hung down their shoulders", "hung gold rings, left their hair behind the skull, and tied with colored silk."

Women wear braided hair in a bun". This hairstyle is convenient for riding and archery, and there is no hair left at the front, so as not to let the hair cover the eyes during the gallop. Leave a thick braid behind the head, and you can also sleep with a pillow when you are marching and hunting in the wild, which does have a certain practical value.

The shamanism believed by the Manchurians and their ancestors believed that the hair braid was born on the top of the human body, which is closest to the heavenly dome and is the place of the human soul, so the hair braid is cherished by our people. At that time, if the corpses of the soldiers of the Eight Banners who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield could be brought back to their hometowns, the braids must also be brought back, which reflected this primitive view of the heavenly dome. Braids are not only an external sign of our nation, but also an important aesthetic object.

In the Jurchen period, the braid was "tied with colored silk", and in the Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners used gold, silver, jewelry and other treasures to make various styles of unique small pendant horns, tied on the braids, and swayed with the braids, which was particularly beautiful. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Baoyu's black and shiny braid ,... from top to tipStringing four big balls and using gold eight treasures to fall into the horns reflects this custom. After the Qing Dynasty settled in Beijing, it was forced to shave hair, and this hairstyle began to spread throughout the country.

Showing the dominance of the Manchus, and letting the Han people have braids, can be used as an excuse to kill all the bloody Han people, leaving them servile.

This is the custom of the Manchus, just like Scottish men wear skirts.

In the "Book of Filial Piety", it is said that the body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it. "Commentary on the Book of Filial Piety" follows another sentence after this sentence, parents are all born, and they should return to them all. The problem is mentioned at such a high place that even a hair no longer belongs to you.

Hair is protected by the classics, and there may have been no barbers for a long time in Chinese history. The Book of Jin. Xie An's Biography:

After Wen Yi'an, it is worth his haircut. "Haircut" here refers to "combing hair" and has nothing to do with manual or electric haircutting tools. There is such a sentence hanging high above the parents, and it is not easy for Buddhism to enter China.

Because the Qing Dynasty was a Manchu world, their habit was to wear big braids.

Qing court dramas are popular, ** Qing court dramas, Qing Dynasty people's braids are the most eye-catching. Before the Qing Dynasty was established, they had the habit of wearing braids. After the Qing soldiers entered the customs and the Qing Dynasty was established, there was a decree that the hair should not be kept without the head.

Under this decree, too many people did not shave their hair, resulting in their heads rolling; There are also many people who escape into the empty door in order to avoid braids.

Braids are a habit of the Qing Dynasty, and they always see fights in film and television dramas, and when they fight, they like to bite their braids in their mouths. Biting hair, I believe many girls have such a habit. However, the braids of the Qing Dynasty people are pure fiction, and you are far from imagining how dirty their braids are.

Many people don't hesitate to wear braids for the rest of their lives, and rats are scared when they smell it.

Now that the living conditions are better, bathing and washing hair are common. You may take a bath several times in the summer, and even in winter, you will take a bath several times a week. However, in the Qing Dynasty, it was not so easy to take a bath.

Even washing your hair was not as simple as it is now. Taking a shower only twice in a lifetime is not a joke, but a real situation. Some people only take a bath twice in their lives, once before marriage and once after death.

Bathing is uncommon, and washing hair is equally uncommon.

The people of the Qing Dynasty wore braids, and they did not always have long braids. When the Qing soldiers first entered the customs, the braid left behind was a "money rat tail". Such a braid is only the size of a copper coin and can be passed through the hole of the copper coin.

Over time, the style of the braids has changed. The top of the head gradually has hair, and the braids are a little thicker. It used to be a rat's tail, but now it's a pig's tail.

It was only in the late Qing Dynasty that the common thick braids appeared.

Toiling people, running around all day long to make a living, have no time or energy to take care of their hair. In the cold of winter, it is not uncommon not to wash your hair for a winter. In winter, the weather is very cold, and it is extremely difficult to wash your hair.

In the middle of summer, the temperature is high. When people take a bath, they will break their hair and wash it a little. At that time, there was no shampoo, and many people just washed it with water and tied it again.

Even if it is cleaned in this way, it is difficult to wash it once a day. Some lazy people don't wash their hair in the summer, or even don't wash it for the rest of their lives.

If you don't wash your hair for two days, your hair will become extremely greasy. Think about the frequency and way of washing hair of the people of the Qing Dynasty, and you can imagine their braids. In order to take care of their hair, they often have one thing at home - a comb grate.

The grate is a bit denser than the comb and has a smaller space. Not only can you comb off dandruff, but you can also comb off lice. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

The kind of braid that doesn't wash your hair for the rest of your life has a taste like you can imagine. According to the description of foreigners, the smell of braids of Qing Dynasty people, rats are afraid when they smell it.

The people of the Qing Dynasty shook their hair and bit their braids in a chic manner, which is extremely terrifying when you think about it. When you bite into it, your mouth is full of head oil. However, life was hard at that time, and it was also forgiving.

The oil in their hair may be able to fry a few pots of vegetables, and since they have not been opened and cleaned, there are all kinds of small insects, dust, grass clippings, and of course, lice in it.

Their braids are very dirty, especially for men. The people of the Qin and Qing dynasties basically didn't wash their braids much, so there would be a lot of dandruff and it looked particularly oily.

Because I didn't wash my hair for a long time, the sweat that usually flowed out was piled up on my hair and dried naturally, which is a kind of smell that rats want to vomit.

The braids of the Qing Dynasty people were relatively long, and it was very troublesome to wash, some people only washed their hair twice in their lives, respectively before marriage and after death, and some people did not wash their hair all their lives, and it is said that even rats would be afraid when they smelled it.

With the modern Hanfu craze, more and more boys began to grow long hair, intending to keep a Han bun like the ancients, but often gave up halfway through the insistence, for a simple reason: it was too difficult to take care of. In fact, this can't be blamed for being lazy, in most of ancient times, Chinese did not like to wash their hair very much.

Someone found a record of the Qin Dynasty, which proves that the people of the Qin Dynasty washed their hair once every three days. The Han Dynasty stipulated in the Han law that there was a day of vacation after 5 days, which was specially used to rest and wash hair. "In ancient times, Mu specifically referred to washing hair, and bathing refers to bathing, which shows the dependence of the Han Dynasty people on washing hair!

But then the situation got worse and worse, and people started to stop washing their hair! Especially in the period of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people at that time were free and easy, so they did not take a bath or wash their hair, those literati and ink writers with the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties were actually a sloppy and sloppy, and they did not wash their hair or take a bath for many years!

This situation has been slightly improved in the Tang and Song dynasties, when the laws of the Tang and Song dynasties, like the laws of the Han Dynasty, also stipulated the ** period of rest, changed to once every 10 days. And Lao Zhu is a model worker himself, so he stipulates that the country's ** must also be a model worker, and there is no holiday all year round, and ** has no time to wash his hair!

According to the plot in "Dream of Red Mansions", we can speculate that Qing Dynasty civilians wash their hair about once a month, and at the same time, when washing their hair, they can also add flower oil, eggs, soap, etc., this washing is not expensive! However, this is the life of the middle and upper classes, and washing hair is a luxury among the broad masses of toiling people!

Not only are water resources limited, but people may not be able to afford hair washing supplies. Therefore, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, many records found that women may only wash their hair once a year, and they usually just take a comb and comb it. This hangs up dandruff and some lice.

In the diaries of some missionaries who came to the Qing Dynasty, we can also find relevant records, and even Western scholars have specially taken them out to write about them. An Englishman named Romed did a survey in China and even quoted a missionary: "A Qing Dynasty man was washing his hair next to me, and when he untied his braids, a huge sour smell hit me, and I was sick to my stomach and vomited all over the ground."

Indeed, at that time, many Qing Dynasty people usually just took water to smooth their heads a little, only washed once in the summer, and cleaned up again in the summer of the following year, which can be seen from here how unhygienic the hair of the Qing Dynasty people was.

So, do you know why the ancients praised their hair for being "shiny and shiny"? That's got to be oil!

Especially the people at the bottom, because they have to work endlessly for their livelihood every day, most of them don't have time to take care of their time-consuming braids, so they all emit a foul smell, and even maggots.

In fact, people in the Qing Dynasty generally washed their "braids" once a month or so, so they were also relatively dirty.