
The styles of hairpin are very rich, the mostly changes is the head of the hairpin. It has a variety of shapes, but also often uses flowers, birds, fish and insects and beasts as the head of the hairpin. Familiar shapes are plum blossom flower, lotus, chrysanthemum, peach blossom, peony and lotus flowers. There are also some shapes with animal as head of the hairpin, Familiar shapes are dragon, phoenix, unicorn, songbirds and fish, of which the most is phoenix hairpin, its production is most exquisite.
The hairpin also called "Qian." In feudal China, women inserting hairpin was sign of adult,it was a

In the modern, hairpin is still popular in the minority, many ethnic minority women still like to wear many hairpin on full head.Manchu women often insert sliver hairpins, the shape is prolate, the hairpin have no pattern or have some flowers patterns. The women of Miao nationality roll the long hair on the top of head, and insert 7 or 8 pieces hairpins as ornaments.The bride of Li nationality insert 10 pieces hairpins, it appears simple,elegant, and nice.Today we can easy to see from materials, shapes, styles, technology features in all ethnic groups that the Chinese minority hairpins were inherited and developed from history of the style of nations, have strong regional characteristics and national characteristics .In addition to in many minorities,people think,hairpin can fix and decorate hair, but also it is as a sign of adult of men and women.The people in some minorities regard the hairpin as amulet,and want to get protection from god.
Now hairpin is keepsake tokens of love of some young men and women in some minorities . In Chinese New Year unmarried women in Yao and Zhuang often send their lover the hairpins as keepsake tokens of love.This is the most precious gift between men and women.After marriage, husband will return his wife the hairpin and at the same time insert by himself the hairpin to the hair of his wife, to pray and happiness life together. The meaning is always focused on nice wishes and it express the good pursuing
Today's hairpin are not more extravagant than the ancient, but actually it has rich cultural heritage and also fresh and stylish atmosphere. Today's hairpins follow the ancient culture, bright, simple and elegant.
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