Handkerchiefs, or handkerchiefs, talk about shape, while the latter talks about quality.
Pa, originally a headscarf or head wrap for forehead in ancient times. Bundle forehead, also known as trowel forehead, can be used by both men and women. We can also see this kind of towel worn on our heads in Chen Laolian's "Water Margin" or Fei and Gage's paintings of ladies. Whether it is for decoration or to keep out the cold is unknown. However, most operas show the pain of characters by wiping their foreheads, such as Zhou Yu in Hero and Yang in Hongyangdong. As for the handkerchief head, it is the headscarf of ancient men's hair, and it is also the head that is casually wrapped when there is no crown. In history, the armies of the "Yellow Scarf" and the "Red Scarf" were all signs of wrapping their heads in different colors. Many soldiers wearing red mud knives can be seen in the murals of Prince Zhang Huai's tomb in Shaanxi Province, which were used by soldiers at that time. This kind of thing wrapped around the head is commonly called "veil". A handkerchief is an object similar to a handkerchief, except that it is placed in the palm of your hand, so it is called a handkerchief. Its uses are mostly to wipe your mouth, blow your nose, wipe your tears, wipe your sweat, and sometimes wrap things with a clean handkerchief. No matter where handkerchiefs are temporarily stored, they should be easy to use in an emergency.
Handkerchiefs are mostly made of silk, silk, yarn and silk, so they are also called scarves, ropas and handkerchiefs. The practical handkerchiefs of the ancients are hard to keep, and we can only see them in some pictures. Generally speaking, a man's handkerchief is about five feet square, the largest is only two feet square, the largest is only one foot square, and the largest is six or seven inches square. Handkerchiefs are mostly light-colored, mainly white for men and pink, light blue, light green, light yellow and red for women. So this one-foot square object has also become a space for artistic creation, or painting or embroidery, which can be described as colorful. In the palace poems of the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Jian, there is a poem "Win a handkerchief with a red handkerchief and draw a pair of cicadas in the middle", which is a hand-painted handkerchief. There are even insects, birds and flowers embroidered with colorful silk threads, which are lifelike and can be called wonderful workmanship. Silk, silk, yarn and silk are all easy to write, and scholars may think poetry is a handkerchief. In some ancient operas and novels, poetry is often something to express feelings.
Handkerchiefs are things that people carry with them. In the past, men in China often put them in their sleeves. They can be pulled out at any time and put back in the sleeve after use. Women are placed on one side of the chest, which is more widely used than men. They covered their mouths with handkerchiefs when they laughed, adding a little charm and shyness. Jasper and Fu Peng, the little family in the Peking Opera "Picking up the Jade Bracelet", are always playing with their handkerchiefs when they meet and flirt. After Fu Peng left the jade bracelet, Sun Yujiao first threw the handkerchief on the jade bracelet to hide his eyes and ears, and picked it up by picking it up. Many local operas even use handkerchiefs as props, which are inseparable from the stage. Nowadays, the "Errenzhuan" in Northeast China is deeply loved by the public, among which the waving of handkerchiefs is the most eye-catching. In the western operas Romeo and Juliet, Don Juan and La Traviata, handkerchiefs are also used on different occasions as a foil to the stage artistic effect. Sweaters, handkerchiefs, purses, sachets and fan bags in A Dream of Red Mansions are all common among characters, which also leads to many cases, showing that these personal belongings are closely related to life. Until the early 1950s and 1960s, many women wearing Chinese-style long-breasted blouses or cheongsam still had the habit of putting handkerchiefs on the first button under their shoulders. In the first act of Mr. Lao She's Teahouse, the yellow fat man who "specializes in things that can't be managed by the official hall" probably got "covered with tears" and had to constantly take out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe his eyes. This little detail vividly reflects the lifestyle of that era. The three major pieces of cross talk art-Xing Mu, Fan and Pa-can be said to be ever-changing performances with endless uses. The veil is exaggerated, about two feet square, so it can be used as a towel.
Handkerchiefs are something shared by China and the West. In old China, men's handkerchiefs were far more practical than decorative ones, while women's handkerchiefs were both practical and decorative, so the texture and embroidery of women's handkerchiefs were more exquisite. In the west, on the contrary, men's handkerchiefs, like wallets, cufflinks, cigarette cases, walking sticks, ties and perfumes, are the identity symbols of a certain class of men. Men's handkerchiefs are mostly made of silk or flax, and plain white pulp handkerchiefs are the top grade. All customized handkerchiefs have family badges or initials. Handkerchiefs placed in the bottom pocket are slightly larger, about a city foot square, and are mostly used. The handkerchief in the left breast pocket of the coat is only for decoration. It is small and thin, and the overlapping handkerchief tips are slightly exposed to the pocket by one inch. Usually, suits are mostly white, and evening gowns can also be red, blue or gray for formal occasions. This kind of handkerchief is generally not used casually, but only for decoration. Commonly used handkerchiefs are printed with various stripes and squares. I have seen small shops specializing in men's jewelry in Paris, France and Florence, Italy, with exquisite wallets, exquisite cufflinks and exquisite handkerchiefs. There are many kinds of handkerchiefs, usually sold in half a dozen or a dozen boxes.
The silence of handkerchiefs is related to the prosperity of imported napkins and tissues. Paper towels are disposable consumables, which are convenient and hygienic. At present, they are highly accepted by the public. The production of paper towels is becoming more and more exquisite, which is very popular from texture to flowers. Some big hotels will also print special paper towels with their own characteristics. However, paper towels also have disadvantages. First, resources are wasted. Second, bacteria or viruses are inevitably left after contact with various processes. Third, in this simple habit of discarding casually, many artistic and life interests are often ignored.