"Two bends are like frowning brows, and a pair seems to be happy." -A Dream of Red Mansions

Speaking of China culture, the whole world knows that it has a long history and far-reaching influence. From ancient times to the present, generations have been inheriting this unique oriental spiritual wealth, and in the process, they have gradually cultivated a rare and valuable national spirit and created a China cultural system and cultural value that impressed and admired the whole world. In this huge system, an element that cannot be ignored is the folk proverb that has been circulated since our ancestors.

There is an old saying that "a long eyebrow can bear more food." What does this mean? Is it difficult for ancient people's eyebrows to be harder and stronger than our modern people, and can bear the weight of dozens of kilograms of grain? From a scientific point of view, the answer can't be like this. After all, there is not much biological difference between us modern people and the ancients, so we also know how heavy and light our eyebrows are, not to mention the weight of food, and we can't even hold a piece of paper.

In fact, "one eyebrow is long and can bear a thousand pounds" mainly expresses a judgment on human faces. Simply put, if a person's eyebrows are particularly long and much longer than those of normal people, then this person will be blessed by God, not only will he live a long life, but also his family life will be very rich and happy.

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So where did this statement come from? In fact, there is no detailed information to prove how accurate it is. A reliable guess is that people compare long eyebrows to a symbol of longevity because they are associated with fairy tales.

Because in China mythology, "Fu Lushou" Samsung occupies a very important position, and it is also a "lucky star" that every household believes in and loves. One of Samsung's "longevity stars" is a fairy with long white eyebrows, so based on this impression, people naturally combine reality with myth and think that long eyebrows are a symbol of longevity.

However, with the growth of people's age, eyebrows, like beards, do turn white, and the older they get, the whiter their hair becomes. Without special repair, it will be covered by eyebrows and beards for a long time, and gradually, this image will be regarded as a specific image of longevity. Then look at this proverb, which seems to make sense.

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Eyebrows have always been one of the facial elements that people attach great importance to. For women, thrush makeup is an essential link. A decent and beautiful eyebrow makeup will add a lot of color to people's faces, which will instantly improve their face value by several grades; For men, eyebrow shaping is also very important. Having a good eyebrow shape can make you look handsome and full of energy. Although we can't prove that long eyebrows can make us live longer and be rich, at least we can be sure that good-looking eyebrows also represent our health to some extent.

In today's advocating science and technology, physiognomy is much less convincing, but from a cultural point of view, it is meaningless to know more. In the process of learning, we can start from a curious place and discover many related historical origins and backgrounds, which is a great opportunity to learn history.