Did ancient men all have long hair?\ The care and attention ancient people gave to their thousands of strands of hair is beyond what modern people can imagine. In ancient times, both men and women wore long hair, and the longer the better. They hardly ever cut their hair, at most trimming the edges, and even then, they had to consult the almanac to choose an appropriate day. When boys reached school age, they would tie their hair into a bun, called "tying hair to study." The ancient punishment of shaving the head was something people could not endure, which is what Sima Qian referred to as "being humiliated by having the head shaved."\ Did people in ancient times smoke?\ Tobacco was first introduced to China from the island of Luzon in the Philippines during the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming dynasty. Initially, small amounts were grown in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, but few people smoked it. It is well known that the harmful effects of tobacco became prominent starting from the Opium War. Small amounts of opium became the fuse that altered Chinese history. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing dynasty, British merchants took advantage of trade to bring cigarettes to the mainland. They initially handed them out for free, and once people became addicted, they started selling them.\ What were jade or gemstone ornaments in ancient times carved with?\ Gold has a price, but jade is priceless; ancient people had long recognized the value of jade and gemstones. The saying "stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade" also indicates that ancient people already understood hardness and knew how to use harder minerals to grind stone. To carve jade, ancient people often crushed harder minerals like quartz, garnet, or diamond into gravel, which became known as "jade sand." Later, the hardest "corundum" appeared, essentially crushed diamonds. With this, even the hardest gemstones could be "processed" at will.
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