Why do eunuchs always hold a whisk in their hands, and what is the function of the whisk?

The eunuch originally held the dust whisk in his hand to clean the dust and remove mosquitoes, and later the dust whisk became a ritual instrument and a status symbol. There is also another saying that the eunuch holds a whisk in his hand to show that the eunuch is castrated like a rootless person.

nbsp;In many costume film and television dramas now, we can often see the figure of eunuchs, and there is a very interesting phenomenon, that is, most eunuchs always hold a whisk in their hands, why is this? Let's talk about why the eunuch holds the dust in his hand.

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The eunuch originally held the dust whisk in his hand to clean the dust and remove mosquitoes, and later the dust whisk became a ritual instrument and a status symbol. There is also another saying that the eunuch holds a whisk in his hand to show that the eunuch is castrated like a rootless person.

Dust whisk, also known as dust whisk, whisk, dust tail, is a tool or utensil attached to the front end of the handle with animal hair (such as horse tail, tail tail) or silk linen, generally used to sweep away dust traces or repel mosquitoes and flies. The dust whisk originated in the Han Dynasty, and was first used to repel mosquitoes and sweep ashes, and was deeply loved by the scholars and doctors in the Han and Wei dynasties. In Taoist culture, dust is a commonly used utensil for Taoist priests, and some martial arts schools regard dust as a kind of **.

After Buddhism was introduced to China, the dust was also accepted as a ritual instrument by Han Buddhism, symbolizing the removal of troubles.

As the saying goes, it is called a whisk, also known as a whisk, a tail, and a cloud exhibition. It is to tie animal hair and hemp into a bunch, and add a long handle to whisk away dust and mosquitoes.

Dusting is a symbol of Taoism, which means to sweep away all dust in the world. Take the meaning of "always wipe diligently, do not teach to stain dust". But during the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Yellow Turban Yushi and the Xuan Yake were mostly holding tails.

"麈" is the head deer, taking the meaning of the leader. The tail is a small fan, shaking from time to time, and the deer are only looking at the tail.

The dust condenses the energy and information of the universe, and is a unique handicraft in China since ancient times. It has the effect of prolonging life, dispelling illness and fitness, supporting righteousness and avoiding evil, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, and has been treasured by the Buddha, Tao, real people, and Confucianism in the past dynasties, and has been widely spread in the Yanhuang land for thousands of years, and is highly cherished by literati and ink writers. This whisk kills mosquitoes and flies, is agile and dexterous, does whatever you want, hits every shot, and leaves no traces; It can quickly expel odors, and regulates odors in living rooms, study rooms, and restaurants; As a result, mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches and other insects cannot survive.

The dust dance is chic and elegant, otherworldly, just like a hibiscus out of the water, which is also very consistent with the identity of a eunuch.

Whisk dust is one of the royal halogen book ceremonies in the feudal era: "Qing Hui Diantu Yuwei II Halo Book II": "The emperor brine book dust, Zhu Wei, two feet long, knot on the wooden handle, the handle is two feet long one inch and two minutes, around one inch and five minutes seven, through gold, the upper decoration of the first two inches and five minutes of the gold dragon, the title of the small gold ring to embellish the whisk, the lower decoration of the gold dragon tail three inches and three points, the end belongs to the gold ring, hanging Zhu.

The most practical thing is to dust off and repel mosquitoes and flies.

There are many very strange phenomena in China's ancient feudal society, and even some behaviors are incomprehensible to modern people, and there will be some strange things. For example, the eunuchs in ancient China were the products of feudal society, and these people appeared to better serve the imperial power, because the identity of the sun was relatively special, so they were different from ordinary people in terms of food and clothing. And when you watch TV, you can also see that some eunuchs have a relatively high status, and they will hold a whisk in their hands, which is generally an ornament or used to sweep dust.

In the palace, many of the big eunuchs in the palace will hold a whisk in their hands, in fact, this is also a symbol of status, whisk is a wooden stick composed of a wooden stick with a lot of long white hair, and there are many ways to use it. Because in ancient times, most people used wood to build houses, unlike today's houses, concrete only appeared in modern times, and ancient people used wood to build houses. <>

But no matter what kind of house it is, there may be dust in the process of muscles, so the eunuch in the palace holds a dust whisk in his hand, which is similar to the effect of a feather duster, which can sweep away some of the dust on it. Therefore, when everyone is watching TV, they can also see that when the emperor is going to sit on a certain stool, the eunuch will sweep the dust on it with a whisk. In addition, the eunuch holding the dust in his hand also represents his identity and status, because in the ancient feudal society, the status and rank were very strict, and the lives of the emperor and the common people were also very different, so the eunuchs also had high and low ranks.

Some eunuchs may live around people with higher status, so their status is also more noble, while some eunuchs are simply coolies, and their status is relatively low, so holding a dust whisk in their hands is also a good sign to distinguish their status. If the status of this eunuch is relatively high, the dust whisk material in his hand is better, if the status is relatively low, he may use a special cleaning whisk, and some are even not qualified to take the whisk at all.

It is used for cleaning, for cleaning the stools made by the emperor, in order to maintain the emperor's appearance, in order to make the emperor look cleaner, in order to reflect his status, in order to symbolize his identity.

It is generally used to clean the dust, and when traveling with the emperor, the emperor will use this thing to sweep the stool clean when he wants to sit, and then let the emperor sit.

It will sweep away the dust on the bottles and cans, and then it also has a certain ceremonial function, which can protect the emperor.

said that the drop is tall, in fact, it is to kneel and shoot the land, the little eunuch is too busy to do his job and has no time to think about this, the big eunuch goes to the big guy anytime and anywhere, and kneels to shoot the soil, because even the big eunuch has no time to go back to wash and clean up, after all, the head is important. You can also shoot when you walk, but you have to stop and get a small broom, and the time is wrong. And the broom has to occupy one hand, so it's not easy to hold things.

That's when the dust whisk became the obvious choice. What's more, the dust whisk can upgrade the material, so that the identity can be more prominent. To sum up, dusting is the wisdom of life and a symbol of status.

Anyway, it's a status symbol of a eunuch, not every eunuch has it, only the emperor's side.

The dust can be cleaned, and when the emperor wants to sit in a place, the eunuch can use that to clean up, and more importantly, it is a tool to ward off evil spirits.

In ancient times, people believed in God very much, and believed that the dust had the effect of strengthening the right and warding off evil, and the eunuchs often stayed by the side of the queen mother, so there was dust.

The eunuch holding the dust whisk in his hand should be used to clean the dust, only the big eunuch around the emperor is qualified, and later the use of the whisk became a status symbol.

It is believed that the dust whisk has the effect of strengthening the right and warding off evil spirits. So later, the dust became a symbol of the eunuch's status. Only the great eunuchs who served the emperor, the queen mother and other noble people were qualified to hold the dust.

The role of the eunuch holding the dust whisk in his hand should be used to clean the dust, and there is also a saying that this kind of dust whisk can ward off evil spirits, so the TV series will use such an image of a eunuch.

At first, the dust was held so that the emperor could clean the chair at all times when he wanted to sit down, and then it gradually evolved into a status symbol.

Not all eunuchs take the dust, only the eunuchs close to the emperor will take it, to ensure that everywhere the emperor goes is spotless, and the dust cannot be seen.

This dust whisk is a disguised cleaning tool, and every time the emperor wants to sit, he has to symbolically sweep him twice.

The eunuch's pee is wet at any time without a switch, the flies are coaxing, and the dust can be used as a cow's tail.

At that time, people believed that the dust had the effect of strengthening the right and warding off evil, which was also a superstition in the palace, with no scientific basis, and it was also a status symbol.

It should be about the same as a feather duster.

It won't be to help the owner repel mosquitoes.

It seems that the secretary behind the big leader is always holding or carrying a bag, and he walks with a hunchback.

Comfort yourself, always remind yourself that there are no balls.

Only the tender eunuchs take it, and the old eunuchs don't have to take it.

You are stupid, you said that you were dusting, and you asked! It's really stupid.

Also known as whisk, tail. It is to tie animal hair, hemp, etc. into a bunch, and add a long handle to whisk mosquitoes, which is called a whisk.

Generally speaking, the whisk is made from the tail of a horse.

One is a magic tool used in the practice, and the other is used to protect the body.

The precepts allow bhikshus to hold a dust whisk to ward off mosquito infestations, but it is forbidden to use such as"White whisk"and so on, a whisk made of more beautiful and valuable things. There are many records in the scriptures of Bodhisattvas or elders holding white whisks in their hands, such as when the Buddha returned from the Buddha to say the Dharma as his mother, Brahma tasted the white whisk and served the right side of the Buddha. Zen Buddhism uses a whisk as a solemn tool, and the abbot or ** person holds a whisk in his hand to go to the hall for the public saying, that is, the so-called"Bingfu"Therefore, the whisk is a representation of the saying.

Whisking dust is also a famous ** of Taoism.

In the martial arts of the Wudang faction, there are a lot of Qimen weapons, the dust is one of them, as the saying goes: "the hand is not a mortal with the dust", the dust in the Taoist gate has the meaning of brushing away the dust edge of the otherworldly, and it is also the thing that people in the Taoist gate carry when they go out to travel. In the Taoist system, the dust whisk is a kind of magic weapon in the dojo, and then it is evolved into a weapon by the Taoist, which is a soft weapon and the like.

The well-known Taishang Laojun, Taiyi Zhenren, and Lu Dongbin among the Eight Immortals all use the dust to strengthen their divine might, and the fairy wind bones are born spontaneously. It has added infinite cultural charm to the historical documents of Taoism in China.

Supplement: The dust is a handicraft that has condensed the energy and information of the universe since ancient times, and has the miraculous effect of health and intelligence, dispelling illness and fitness, and supporting righteousness and avoiding evil, so it is used by Buddha, Taoism and Confucianism in the past dynasties.

The dust whisk was originally used to catch flies and sweep the dust, and later eunuchs, Taoist priests, nuns, and even martial arts people gradually used the dust.