The Research On Barber Industry In Chinese Traditional Society

Barber industry has always maintained the characteristics of related industries in the long history of development.First of all,kunfa was a punishment always existed in Han regime and for the northern non-Han nationalities was its national hairstyle tradition.Second,both men and women attached great importance to shaving this facial cleaning.Then its service methods were peddlery,servicing at one's home,fixed stalls and shops and so on.Special groups such as monks and nuns have maintained a shaving tradition since their birth.While keeping the relevant content unchanged,the barber industry also continued to enrich and develop itself.The most important service in Qing Dynasty was having people's hair cut,which brought the most direct embodiment that the change of the title of barbers.Besides,barber industry added hair colouring and perming since modern times.With the increasing number of employees and the development of social movements and changes,the barber industry around the world had set up trade associations and formed trade unions to participate in social activities,resulting in a series of gender differences and conflicts among the employees.Barber industry was a service industry,its service forms were different,such as fixed stalls,peddlery or servicing at one's home.Barbers used a variety of advertising forms to attract customers,pedlars using Huan Tou,shops or stalls hanging hair,Huang Zi,signs,couplets and even modern advertising light box.Barbers used mirror,comb,grate,knife,tweezers,scissors and other tools to repair face,hair and eyebrow,hair knitting,shaving,even acupuncture,massage and other services for customers.The barber industry was an indispensable part of social life.In order to protect the barber industry and united the industry centrifugal force,the barber industry sought the industry god Luo Zu.In order to better sacrifice Luo Zu,the industry dedicated to buid temples,or attached to other temples together to sacrifice Luo Zu.At the same time they were incensing,chanting and putting on a play to show respect to Luo Zu once a year.