origin
The first kind of
"Bang" as well as a "bang", "bang". There is a tang dynasty fairchild named bang (see anhui fengyang government record). In folklore, bang forehead is always covered with short hair (lop) an orderly, childish, lovely. For this, portrait painter fairchild, with a bang as the sample, the forehead hanging from short hair, on a toad, dancing a bunch of money. Then, children and women leave the hair on his forehead, then known as the "bang". Wang tao in the qing dynasty "battle of shore of zobah words" : "surface with the full moon, eye if star, only bun ZanHua, such as the painted bang shape thing in the world."
Li Boyuan "civilization" 19 back to qing dynasty: "the people lifted up his eyes, I saw one is feet shoes, cut bangs above, the following legs." Without the textual research, many people don't know the history of the "bang", often written as "leave sea" or "clear". Is wrong. In addition, "bang" is only for children and women. Nowadays some young men be cool, intentionally let a few strands of hair on the forehead, it cannot be called a "bang". Can only say that hanging over the forehead hair!
The second,
People put women or children hanging over the forehead and tidy hair become "bang". In ancient times, the girls at the age of 15 then twist inserted Ji (hair clasp) as an adult. The boys in the hairdo for bun at the age of 15 to 20 years old when line says "the ritual" adult (champions league). Before a minor, the child's hair is natural prolapse, so people use "early childhood", "childhood" generation refers to children and childhood. But young men and women have to wear the hair is distinguishing: boys left so that both Angle's hair on his forehead, called the "mega"; Girls leave is hanging in the middle of the forehead hair, called "temminick". The child to keep the hair, referred to as "child". And woman until adulthood, sometimes from the dress, still let forehead hair natural prolapse (to which "posh"). Appeared in the tang dynasty, the folk spittor "bang drama" the legend of the story. Due to "bang" and "leave children" ancient pronunciation are exactly the same, commonly known as "for children" and is spoken, so the written word is written "bang".
The third kind of
Legend in wu zetian's ruling, one day have cracked a palace coup group. In these murderers should have waner shangguan name in the list. Wu zetian was great anger, will immediately waner shangguan called line Qing punishment (thorn symbols or words on a face punishment) and coated with ink. Wu zetian was angrily scold a way: "once the company of your grandfather (ShangGuanYi) rebellion, was days, I read you talented to reuse for command female officer. You only for you, have to murder in me, is really piss me off!" Waner shangguan listened to calm a smile: "your majesty remember handmaiden three times from the decline to receive a call?" Wu zetian consider, there are several regards the imperial feasting, were waner shangguan while facing the drive in turn driving back to the palace to play, then slightly admit this parody. Waner shangguan way: "your majesty is the imperial garden was dangerous? At the time I take part in the rebellion, it is to secretly protection you!" Words said wu zetian speechless, deeply regret accused waner shangguan. But the emperor is pointing, Qing punishment still remains the same, but the execution to cinnabar in forehead thorn plum flower. Waner shangguan is inherently feminine beauty, is just sting up that one small and exquisite red plum blossom, just buy two slices of the upper part, is praised, it. But this is, after all, a mark of shame - criminals. Intelligent waner shangguan just down from the forehead top comb a wisp of moss, it just cover the vermilion mark, and call it "bang". House concubines to see, feel that is much more beautiful than all backward comb hair, looks lovely. Then followed until now.