What Did The Ancient Women'S Beauty Contests Compare To?

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Therefore, the beauty contest of the ancients was first about foot competition. There are many titles for the foot contest, such as "foot race", "foot drying", "lotus foot contest", etc. This beauty contest appeared in Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, and was most popular in Shanxi and Zhili. At that time, during the festival temple fair, the staff sergeants and women gathered at the fair. These women either sit around the empty space or in the car, covered with a hood, and can't let people see their faces. But they will show their feet at this time. Of course, they are all wearing shoes and socks. After a lot of footwork, the men will determine the number one scholar, the number one runner up, and the number one flower. Those women who are among the best will be famous far and near. Those who are waiting for words in the boudoir will double their value because of a good position, and it is very easy to find a good family.

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In addition to a pair of lotus feet, there are also the following aspects of evaluation. black hair attractive hair on the temples "Black" means to have long, dark hair. "Cicada sideburns" refers to the thin, cicada like hair on both sides of the cheeks near the ears.

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Cloud bun and fog bun: "bun" means ring bun, and bun refers to the knot tied on the head. Cloud bun and fog servant girl, that is to say, the hair bun combed by women should be like cloud and fog.

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Bright eyes:“ Bright eyes ”They are big and bright eyes. "Liupan" is the meaning of moving eyes.

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E Mei Qing Dai: The word "E Mei" is used to refer specifically to women's eyebrows. "Qing Dai E Mei" means to shave off the eyebrows and then paint them with black and blue paint. This makeup technique became popular in the Western Zhou Dynasty.