How did handkerchiefs evolve? What does a handkerchief do

Handkerchiefs - a must-have for wiping sweat, wiping tears, and covering shame. Durable, green, environmentally friendly, and pollution-free. And it can also be recycled.

The history of handkerchiefs In China's pre-Qin period, there were "towels", and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a kind of "towel" evolved into handkerchiefs. In 1959, blue and white printed handkerchiefs were found in ancient tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty excavated in Xinjiang. There is a sentence in the long narrative poem "Peacock Flying Southeast" in Han Yuefu, "A girl is silent, and the handkerchief covers her mouth and cries", and the "handkerchief" here is actually a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

In Europe, handkerchiefs first appeared in the Middle Ages. Initially, handkerchiefs were regarded as a symbol of honor and were highly regarded, and even state decrees were reiterated more than once: it was strictly forbidden for the lower classes to give handkerchiefs as gifts to each other.

At this time, Queen Elizabeth of England was in power. Elizabeth is a modern woman, and she likes handkerchiefs even more, so handkerchiefs have become popular all over the country. Dignitaries and dignitaries decorated their hats with handkerchiefs; Wives and ladies do not carry perfumed handkerchiefs and never go to social places.

The popularity of handkerchiefs will inevitably lead to the soaring of the best, and in the face of expensive handkerchiefs, more and more people are afraid and unable to buy. At this time, the handkerchief and the nose are still unrelated. It is said that the use of handkerchiefs by Europeans originated in England.

The inventor of the handkerchief was King Richard II of England, and the British royal etiquette wrote: The king wiped his nose with a small piece of clothing.

Handkerchief 1Also called a handkerchief, a small square piece of fabric that you carry around, use. The more people who come, they are intimidated and cannot afford to buy.

At this time, the handkerchief and the nose are still unrelated. As the influence of handkerchiefs continues to expand, people pay more and more attention to the chic of the style and the beauty of the decoration, and all kinds of handkerchiefs have emerged: square, round, rectangular, oval, printed, embroidered, and should be.

1. General Purpose:

Wiping tears, what is more affectionate than wiping tears with a handkerchief.

Swiping of nasal discharge, unclean tissues and dust can easily cause upper respiratory allergies and aggravate the chance of infection.

Sweating, have you ever encountered the embarrassment of wiping sweat with a tissue? In formal settings, it is related to the image of the enterprise and even the country.

Cover your mouth and nose when you or others sneeze to avoid the spread of the virus; When the car exhaust and dust are raised, it can be dustproof; Places with a lot of people and unclean air, such as hospitals, can be blocked.

Wipe the saliva of the little ones, pad the back, and prevent sweat.

The handkerchief is made of silk, which means missing. What I want to express is: "Horizontal also thinks, vertical also thinks".

Generally speaking, handkerchiefs have a special meaning, ancient Chinese men and women love tokens mostly use handkerchiefs, the movie "Happy Yellow Handkerchief" that tree of yellow handkerchiefs also represents the loyalty of feelings.

The handkerchief is too delicate an object. The person who takes out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his sweat always has a little bit of exquisiteness and refinement. Shanghainese people may be the most popular group in China to use handkerchiefs, and they call handkerchiefs "silk heads", which is more juanxiu.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the wives and ladies who lived in the Western District used to pin a handkerchief to the hem of the cheongsam under the armpit. Thoughtful women pinch the silk in the palm of their hands all the time, crumpling and soft, with a little sweat and the fragrance of flower water, which hides the mood of many women.

Wipe sweat, wipe hands, make gifts, wipe faces, stop bleeding, bandage wounds, send messages, patches, cover your mouth to prevent dust, wipe your seat,

Game utensils, wrapping things, showing identity, polishing tables, plugging gaps, shining shoes, absorbing water, making temporary writing materials, dancing tools, cleaning glass.

It refers to a female friend who has a close relationship and deep friendship.

Handkerchief boudoir close friend: refers to women to be good, female friends who have nothing to talk about, can also be called boudoir secret, sister Tao.

In ancient times, there was also a name - shark silk, which is a one-foot square silk made of cloth, the ancients often used shark silk, that is, the yarn woven by mermaids to express the handkerchief to wipe tears. "Spring is like the old, people are empty and thin, and tears are red and silky. "The size of the shark silk is given away, so that people are not sad!"

The ancients were also accustomed to inscribe poems on the inscription, called ruler, and gradually, ruler became a synonym for letters between lovers. "The ruler is like residual snow, and it forms a double carp. ”