Zhao Lin’s hair extension for Tingyun carries so much weight and meanings. He is essentially creating a private physical token connected to her. It isn’t just about the hairpiece itself. 1/3
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✈️📚🍣⚾️ · 1 · 11h ago Thank you for the info on the hair scene. I knew it had significance, but haven’t had the time to look up what hair meant during this time!
Great analysis of intimacy through service in the boudoir. This scene reminds me of the many scenes in Ming Lan where Gu Tingye either does her makeup or tries to do the hair of his daughter and ends up watching Ming Lan do it.
Yesss! I think it’s one the same lane of show of affection between a couple that loves each other. Sometimes it’s the small details that speak louder.
Also, Tingyun is a high-born young woman whose appearance, dress and hair are normally controlled according to strict social conventions. Zhao Ling entering that intimate sphere is a subtle sign of their growing emotional intimacy.
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Most importantly, it foreshadows the transformation of their relationship. In the Chinese cultural tradition, tying or joining strands of a man’s & woman’s hair can symbolize marriage or the commitment to become husband and wife.
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