Hairpins, like needle headdresses, are long needles used by the ancients to fix a bun or crown.

Hairpin is a kind of jewelry composed of two hairpins. The shape is that two wires are twisted into one at the end, and there must be a tassel pendant at the end of the jewelry to set off.

Step by step, take its step, and then shake it, hence the name. It is mostly made of gold bent into dragons and phoenixes and decorated with pearls and jade. In the Six Dynasties, the fancy became more and more complicated, or it became flowers and branches of birds and animals, shining with hairpin and hairpin inserted in the hair.

2. Different materials

Hairpins can be made of metal, bone, jade, etc. And decorated with jewels.

The main materials of hair clips are gold, jade and copper.

The main tread materials are gold, silver, jade and agate.

3. Different styles

The styles of hairpins are very rich, and the main changes are mostly concentrated in the head of hairpins. It has a variety of shapes, and also likes to use flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and animals as the first shape of the hairpin. Common flower varieties include plum blossom, lotus flower, chrysanthemum flower, peach blossom, peony flower and hibiscus flower. Hairpins based on animals are common in dragons and phoenixes, unicorns, finches, swimming fish and so on. Among them, Fengchai has the most and the most exquisite production.

The styles of hair clips mainly include gold hairpin, jade hairpin, treasure hairpin and skirt hairpin (originally referring to women, also known as "hairpin skirt").

The general way of walking is phoenix and butterfly, with wings, or tassels or pendants. When walking, the gold ornaments will move with the swing of walking and be lifelike. If you take its steps, you will shake, hence its name.

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