Lub zuag yog ib qho cuab yeej tsim los rau tu cov plaub hau; crafted los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv xws li ntoo thiab horn mus rau jade, combs yog dav categorized ua tsib hom: utilitarian, artistic, kho, thiab lwm yam. Raws li cov ntaub ntawv keeb kwm, lub hauv paus chiv keeb ntawm cov zuag tuaj yeem rov qab mus rau lub sijhawm ntawm Yellow Emperor, thaum nws tus poj huab tais, Fang Lei, tau tshwm sim los ntawm cov qauv ntawm cov pob txha ntses, tsim thawj zaug ntoo zuag. Tshaj li qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov plaub hau detangling, cov hniav ntawm zuag tuaj yeem tsim cov acupoints ntawm tawv taub hau los txhawb cov ntshav ncig; Tsis tas li ntawd, cov ntaub ntawv sib txawv muaj cov txiaj ntsig kev kho mob sib txawv -ox- horn combs tau ntseeg tias yuav tshem tawm cov cua sov sab hauv, thaum txiv duaj- ntoo combs yog ib txwm xav kom tiv thaiv dab phem. Hauv Suav kab lis kev cai, lub zuag yog suav tias yog lub cim ntawm kev hlub; nthuav tawm lub zuag thaum lub sij hawm Qixi Festival ua cim kev xav rau ob peb "loj hlob ua ke," thaum cov plaub hau ritualistic -combing ceremony ua rau ib tug nkauj nyab ua ntej nws tshoob muaj koob hmoov rau nws yav tom ntej.
Cov pob txha combs tau tshwm sim thaum ntxov li Neolithic era, thiab los ntawm Shang thiab Zhou dynasties, lawv tau hloov zuj zus mus rau hauv cov khoom ua koob tsheej, xws li jade combs. Thaum lub sij hawm Tang dynasty, cov kev cai ntawm hnav combs raws li cov plaub hau ornaments ua heev fashionable, piv txwv li gilded bronze combs featuring intricate qauv; Nyob rau hauv lub suab paj nruag dynasty, craftsmanship ntawm jade combs mus txog qhov siab tshiab nrog exquisite openwork carving, incorporating zoo motifs xws li peonies. Thaum lub sij hawm Ming thiab Qing dynasties, zuag- ua kom zoo dua li cov khoom siv tshwj xeeb, nrog cov combs thiab zoo- cov hniav txhuam hniav ntawm Changzhou tau tshwm sim los ua piv txwv ntawm cov cuab yeej cuab tam tsis muaj teeb meem. Cov combs niaj hnub tau txais kev txhawb nqa technology; Piv txwv li, straightening combs siv qhov kub thiab txias -tswj tshuab los ua ke styling nrog kev tu plaub hau, thaum "Princess Combs" siv cov bristles hloov tau los txo cov plaub hau tawg.
