The History Of Chinese Hair Pieces | How Were They Made?
- Posted on 12 May, 2019
- Hair Accessories
- By Anonymous
The use of #hairpieces was a common practice throughout #Chinesehistory.
Ancient Chinese people treasured their hair greatly. People wouldn’t get haircuts unless they were forced to. So what were the #hair pieces made of?
I'm wearing Tang Dynasty style hanfu Qixiong Ruqun, learn more about it here:
Hanfu, meaning Han Chinese Clothing, or as I'd like to call it Han Couture, is what ancient Chinese people wore for thousands of years.
Traditional Chinese Clothes changed from dynasty to dynasty and there exists hundreds of variations.
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Hi everyone, I’m Ally, Ancient Chinese people, considered thick black hair to be a beauty standard on both men and women. My hair is thin so to recreate an ancient Chinese hairstyle. I have to use a lot of hair inserts and hair pieces to pump up the volume. This was also a common practice in ancient China In this video let’s. Take a look at a brief history of hair pieces throughout the dynasties. The earliest written records of the use of hair pieces in China is from the “Classic of Poetry”, which is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. There was a poem about the wife of Duke Xuan of Wei from the Spring and Autumn Period. One sentence praised how beautiful her hair was [. Her ] hair is black and thick, like clouds, there’s no need for false hair. So, according to this poem, people had been using false hair inserts as early as 2,500 years ago, There were a handful of hair piece. Artifacts unearthed from tombs during the Warring States Period and the Han dynasty, The most famous discovery being Xin Zhui’s tomb from the Western Han Dynasty, Xin Zhui was discovered wearing a hair piece, half weaved into her own hair. She also had a spare one stored in the tomb which had a beautiful storage box of its own By the Tang dynasty. The demand for false hairs increased dramatically due to the popularity of big tall and fancy hairstyles, like the one I’m wearing today, It’s impossible to create these hairstyles entirely with real hair alone, so it’s common for people to use wood pieces and false hairs as supporting materials. These are some of the artifacts found in Tang dynasty, tombs, made of wood and animal hairs During the Yuan dynasty women prefered to wrap their hair with cloth. This tradition eventually evolved into a type of cone-shaped hair piece called Diji by the Ming dynasty. Diji can be made from gold, silver, copper and iron wires, as well as paper fabrics and human or animal hairs. It was worn by married women and decorated, with a complete set of hair pins In the Qing dynasty. Manchurian, ladies wore their hair very differently from the Han ladies. They usually wrapped their hair around a wooden metal or ivory fillet that extends out on both sides. As time passed, the style got bigger and bigger in size By the end of the Qing dynasty. They would simply use a board and attach it to the hair. The use of hair pieces was a common practice throughout Chinese history. So how did they make them, As I mentioned before, the Tang dynasty used wooden pieces as the base or carved them directly into the shape they desired. But the most common way was to use animal hair such as pig or horse hair dye them black and then weave them into the needed shape. Human hair, on the other hand, was very rare and precious because ancient Chinese people treasured their hair greatly. A woman would not sell her hair unless she was extremely poor and it was the last resort And here’s a famous story about a woman who did this for the sake of her son During the Jin Dynasty. Young Tao Kan had great talent and ambition, but didn’t have the chance to shine Tao and his mother. Zhan were very poor. Another man Fan Kui from the same county as them was appointed to Xiaolian (, an official rank in ancient China. ) Once Fan wanted to stay overnight at Tao’s home., It was a bitter winter and there was nothing left in the house Fan had brought with him. Many servants and horses that needed to be fed as well Tao's, mother, Zhan, said `` Go ahead and keep the guest.. I will figure out a way.'' Zhan had beautiful, hair that reached the floor.. She cut her hair and made it into two hair pieces.. She traded them for food And then she chopped the pillars in her house in half and used it for firewood. Zhan, also crushed their straw mattresses to feed the horses. She managed to prepare gourmet food for the guest as well as his servants. When Fan heard about this, he sighed and said `` Without a mother like this, there would be no outstanding son, like Tao Kan.''. Indeed, Tao later became a well known, general And Tao’s. Mother Zhan was recognized as one of the four greatest mothers in Chinese history. Another great source of hair pieces came from the neighboring countries In “Samguk Sagi”, a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The country Silla provided hair pieces as tribute to the Tang Dynasty four times, possibly because non-Han people didn’t have the same restrictions on cutting hair. As Han Chinese Today, we have all sorts of materials for making wigs and hair pieces from plastic nets sponges to different types of synthetic hair. I have done two videos before reviewing the common types of hair inserts on the market for creating ancient Chinese hairstyles check them out in my channel. And if you are curious about this piece of jewelry on my forehead, it’s called Wei Ji in Chinese. It’s, quite versatile, because you can also wear it as a necklace. This one is from an online shop called Flyin Jewelry., I’ll link it in the description below I’ll. Be making more videos about traditional Chinese culture and values so don’t forget to subscribe. If you want to learn more I’ll, see you next time.
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Five Thousand Years: I'm wearing Tang Dynasty style hanfu Qixiong Ruqun, learn more about it here: https://youtu.be/4hqZzf3A0lk My hair accessories are from FlyinJewelry: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlyinJewelry/items
dracokaiser: Actually, a lot of hair pieces also came from Buddhist nunneries from the hair cutting ceremony for new coming nuns
B YP: I always thought when thinking after watching historical cdramas "people back then must have lots of nice black hair..." finally I found out it was not all Real
Juan Lopez: I like Chinese movies so I’ve always wondered how they created such beautiful hair with such big and tall looks . This video was so interesting
IrishSkyeOMalley: Thank you! I kept looking at the gravity-defying Tang-dynasty hairstyles and thinking, they must have used SOMETHING to support them back then. I mean, I know that these days, the hairstyles in the dramas are mostly wigs, so I wondered how the ladies did it back in the day. I knew that Han Chinese did not cut their hair, and many of the great beauties were described as having hair that reached the floor, so when you have that much hair it's easy to tie it up into these great hairstyles, but they had to have something else that they wrapped their hair around to make it stand up so high. You have proven to me that they did. Thank you!
Gallery Guide: The same is true in Europe during periods when elaborate hair was in fashion of both men and women often wire framework was employed as well has human and horsehair inserts not to mention full wigs.
Mischa: Your videos are always so well researched an interesting. Thank you for helping to keep Chinese traditions and culture alive!
Anya Johnson: We are going to ignore how AMAZINGLY FLUID her speech is??!! Soooooo easy to listen to.
live and let live: Wow, i was so looking everywhere to find out all these values and traditions. A hundred billion thank you and blessings.
phatpat63: I've been wondering about these things for _years_ but could never find any straightforward explanations. Thank you for posting this.
Tamas Balazsy: Just found your channel and love your videos. Any chance you will do something about men's hairstyles at some point?
Faye Xin: I'm not even Chinese but why the hell I am so interested in their history like this
Linda Jaksic: Hi Ally! Can you please consider making a video about Qing Dynasty hair for Han Chinese women? I especially want to see what type of hairpieces are used to create the back of fancy buns. Thanks!
Liliana Caracheo: I finally found the perfect youtube channel!!1 I love it!!!! thanks for sharing this amazing information about Chinese culture!
MissGroves Crafting in Pajamas: Oooo can you do a video on the four great mother's of history please? I find this fascinating
Surfelvis: What do the various different styles of hairpieces or adornments represent as far as rank is concerned? Do Noble Consorts wear hairpieces different from Consorts or Concubines? Does the Empress wear a certain type of hairpiece or crown that the others in the harem cannot wear? Thanks!
Dilya Martinez: Qué bueno sería poder conocer esa información pero habría que poner subtítulos en Español. Gracias
heyitsyourgrandmaboo hehehee: I look forward to seeing your videos every day! I"m not gonna lie, I kinda re-watch many of your videos while I wait xD <3333
Melanie Toth: Thank you, this was a very informative video.
Dawn: I love Flyin' Jewelry. Have many pieces from her shop. Thanks for the informative video. :)
Beverly Crosby: I like her! What a very pleasant hostess she is. I wish there were more of her vids! Truly!
Jiaun Mew: Thank you! Love your costume. . My granny told me a ghost story about fake hair in ancient time. Once there was a worker worked in the memorial home for the Yamen. Where they house dead prisoners or corpse with no identity house till the family claims the body back. The worker sold the hair from dead lady with no identity to another lady. One night the spirit of the dead lady came to her and said. “Please return my hair to me.” The lady who bought the hair couldn’t take it off fast enough and screamed and fainted afterwards. The end. Hope you like the story.
Soulfully Original: This is very interesting. Thanks for the knowledge.
Moon Flower Faerie: So interesting. Thank you
Peter McGill: Thank you..for a knowled hairstyle of Ancient Chinese..
Pauline WQI: Vv interesting information about history of hairstyling in old China. Thanks very much for sharing...
Taís Castro: The video is from 2019, so you probably won’t see my comment but thank you very much for making such videos! I have been researching hair, makeup and clothes from Ancient China (out of pure interest really, I like to learn), and I must say that English resources are very few, and my Chinese level is not that high to invest in books. I thought about researching using Chinese instead, but I must be using the wrong terms, because it has been mostly a dead end. So, when I say thank you, I really mean it! ❤️ Also, let me say how great it is that you keep a timeline on your videos to show to which time in space you are referring to! Sometimes, it is hard for me to visualize when people mention dynasties, I am not that used to them yet to remember easily, especially the order. In case you do see this comment, would it be too much of a trouble to ask you to write the Chinese characters when you mention Chinese words? As a Chinese learner, I find them useful ✨ Anyway, thank you again! I subscribed
m m: ohh i've wondered what those billboard looking hats were in old chinese pictures...i guess the super large ones were wood, and their originated from simpler hairstyles and sticks. fashion evolution is amazing :D they reminded me of amadala from star wars
Mabe_Estilismo: Me ha encantado todo
graham woods: I live in the UK and I'm very interested I'm making one of the wig to get hold of the buns from I would be grateful
tiny_heart💖😍: I wouldn't be surprised if she was the lead for historical drama's
Myotis Welwitschii: Man chinese people were just way further than the rest of the world. While everyone was still beating stones together they worried about their hair :) It is really cool to see some part of history that we never spoke about in school. It is really hard to find an entry point to learn about chinese history, so I am just kind of all over, but it is very interesting.
Patricia A: Thank you ! <3 love from portugal
Wooseoki gwiyeowo: I’m so interested in this after seeing some chinese dramas
officxl softi: 771st like and this is so fun to watch, i'm gonna sub!!
Natalia: Korea also had restrictions but they had to pay tributes or start war. They had no option.
Raggedy Haggity: 0:53 i'd call that a pretty hard flex
HalfBreedMix: LOL, the Qing style probably started cause someone couldn't find her hair-filler piece,,,,,,,,, and just shoved a stick in there to get by for the day.
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morbid mistress: 小姐姐穿的这件是齐胸衫裙还是诃子裙？
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