Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Chinese combs

In ancient China, hair was called "threadlike things of troubles.” Thus Buddhist monks shave their heads. Combs arrange hair, so people regard them as a way to clear their troubled minds. Combs also mean "smooth and prosper,” therefore combs represent people's good wishes.

Mainly made from bamboo, wood and animal bones, with the development of society, the combs are decorated in various ways, and feature colorful patterns and pictures of historical figures, landscapes, birds, animals, opera characters and so forth.

[Photo/IC]

Related: Culture insider: Prettiest Chinese combs

Foreign celebrities try their hands at calligraphy	Culture insider: 7 types of Chinese tea you must know	Culture insider: Top 10 Chinese cultural symbols