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Yangzhou's hairdressing art is one of China's four major hair-cutting styles, renowned for its precise trimming and meticulous detailing.
Traditional barber shops in the city offer a range of services beyond just hair-cutting, including shaving, eyebrow shaping, facial grooming, and even therapeutic massage and acupressure.
A Yangzhou male barber carefully shapes the eyebrows of his patron. [Photo/WeChat account: yzs_lyj]
The Yangzhou shaving blade, approximately 3 inches long, features a thick spine and sharp edge and is equipped with a wooden handle connected by a pivot for enhanced precision. This blade was once highly praised by Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
People visit the hairdressing-themed museum on Changchun Road in Hanjiang district, Yangzhou. [Photo/WeChat account: yzs_lyj]
The millennia-long development of Yangzhou's hairdressing skills, tools, hairstyles, beard styles, eyebrow shapes, and makeup is on display at the hairdressing-themed museum on Changchun Road in Hanjiang district.
Diverse hairstyles are showcased at Violet. [Photo/WeChat account: yzs_lyj]
On Guoqing Road in Guangling district stands Violet, a century-old hair salon. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was a trendsetter in Yangzhou's fashion and created various modern hairstyles. Many local patrons have formed a deep attachment to this salon, where they have been getting their hair cut since childhood.
