What was the self combing girl that appeared in the Qing Dynasty? In which region?

The self-combing women who appeared in the Qing Dynasty were a group of women who did not want to enter into marriage like most people, and vowed never to get married. Therefore, through a specific ritual, the hair is combed into a bun like a married woman, and she lives independently. This phenomenon occurs in the Pearl River Delta region and is determined by the local socio-economic situation.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Guangdong's textile industry was developed, and many women earned much more than many men in terms of economic income by engaging in silk work. Economic independence has promoted the awakening of women's consciousness, and many women see that their little sisters are tortured by their husbands' families after getting married, so they are afraid of marriage and have no confidence in the future. So I want to live independently, I don't want to marry a man, and I limit my life to my husband and children.

At that time in Guangdong, there was a custom that unmarried women should comb a braid, and only after marriage could they tie their hair into a bun. "Self-combing" refers to unmarried women voluntarily combing their braids and resolving not to marry for the rest of their lives, so it is called self-combing. <>

Self-combing, like an ordinary woman's marriage, also requires a ritual. Invite friends and family to witness the preparation of new clothes and shoes, and through a series of rituals, the hair is tied up. Once you comb yourself, you are not allowed to regret it, and you have to spend your life alone.

After the woman combed herself, she could still live in her mother's house, like a married man, and pay living expenses to her parents, but they were financially independent of each other, as if they were separated. It should be noted that a woman who combs herself is about to die if she is old and sick. Then it is necessary to be sent away, and it is not allowed to end life in the mother's house, otherwise it will be considered unlucky.

The self-combing woman is a major social change and has great positive significance. However, in the society at that time, self-combing women were not respected by the public, and they were often pointed at and took on great psychological pressure. After the Xinhai Revolution, with the popularization of advanced ideas, many feudal customs were abolished.

As a result, the self-combing girls also disappeared, and most of the last self-combing women went to Hong Kong and became domestic servants of wealthy families.

Self-combing girls refer to girls who comb their hair and never marry again, mainly in the Pearl River Delta region at that time.

In the Pearl River Delta region, the rule in the Qing Dynasty at that time was that the unmarried wore braids, and only after marriage did they comb their hair and coil it into a bun, while the self-combing women were unmarried and voluntarily coiled into a bun, indicating that they would not marry and invite relatives and friends to witness.

Self-combing women do not want to marry like other women, but vow never to marry, and show their determination by combing their hair like a married woman, mainly in the Pearl River Delta region.

Born in the late Qing Dynasty, the self-combing girl is a special group unique to the Pearl River Delta region. According to the "Shunde County Chronicle", at that time, the silk industry in Shunde was developed, and many female workers had considerable incomes and were financially independent.

They saw that after some sisters got married, they were angry in their in-laws' family and had a low status, so they were unwilling to be bound by this and were willing not to marry for life, so they gave birth to self-combing girls. The situation of self-combing women in other parts of the Pearl River Delta is similar to that in Shunde.

The origin of the name "self-combing" is probably as follows: in the past, unmarried women in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta wore a long braid and hung it behind their backs, and when they got married, their mothers or female elders pulled the braids into a ball and clasped them tightly to the back of their heads, which was called a bun. Through a specific ritual, the self-combing girl pulls her braids into a bun, indicating that she will never marry and will be celibate for the rest of her life.

The silk industry in Shunde is developed, many female workers have considerable incomes, and they are not willing to be bound by this economic independence, and they are willing not to marry for life, so they have a self-combing girl.

Under the strict feudal etiquette, many female compatriots are inspired not to marry, and they pull up their hair, which gives rise to self-combing girls.

It is to express a kind of dissatisfaction and resistance to society, comb his own hair, and not marry

From time to time, visitors discuss the scene of the Bingyutang in the exhibition hall to discuss the Shunde self-combing girl. The most common conversation I hear is, "What is a self-obedience woman?"

It was the girls of ancient times who combed their hair up and never married for the rest of their lives. "How do you comb it up? "She combed it herself.

There are many similar discussions, all of which reflect that although there are not many experts and scholars who have discussed the historical phenomenon of self-combing women, the cognition of most ordinary audiences is still in a state of assumption and little understanding.

In Guangdong, some girls put their hair up, which means that they will never marry.

This phenomenon is prevalent in the areas where Hakka people gather in the Pearl River Delta.

This is related to the status of girls at that time, and the "two heads" symbolize this etiquette, which requires girls to be like this.

Because this kind of hair was very popular in the society at that time, and it was very popular with the local people, it was natural to comb it into two handfuls.

Because people at that time felt that only in this way could they show themselves very dignified and make others feel that they were very virtuous.

A girl in the Qing Dynasty combed her hair twice, which showed that she was a woman from the Manchu family. Showing her noble status.

The second head, also known as the two heads, is the most representative hairstyle of Manchu women, that is, the hair is tied on the top of the head, divided into two locks, and formed into a horizontal and long bun, and the high bun is the most popular; Then knot the rest of the hair in the back into one"Dovetail"The long bun is pressed against the back of the neck to make the neck straight.

It refers to those women who voluntarily do not marry for the rest of their lives and thus tie up their hair, because the tradition of ancient women is to tie up their hair to prove that they have become married.

The meaning of self-combing is that a girl coils her hair like a married woman, indicating that she will never marry and is willing to die alone. Self-combing women are ancient Chinese women's struggle against the inferior status of men and women.

It refers to a woman who has reached the age of marriage, and she puts her hair in a braid on her head and combs it into a bun to indicate that she will not marry for life.

Refers to a woman who has never been married for life.

Self-combing is a woman's own hair tied up for the rest of her life will not marry, can a man tie his hair?

A self-combing woman is a woman who pulls up a woman's hairstyle by herself, never marries for life, and is self-reliant and self-reliant and does not rely on men.

It's a very special kind of existence, because they are very independent and have their own thoughts.

In ancient times, "self-combing women" were a group of self-reliant and self-reliant women, who combed their hair and helped each other and never married in their lives.