In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body. Instead, a forelock style was the quite important part of their make-up, with different styles in different time periods. For instance, in the Qin Dynasty, solemn and tidy styles were all the rage. At that time, life and death were much related to wars. So both men and women would cut their hair on the temples at a right angle, shaving all hair under the temples. That way, they looked quite clean and tidy. In the Han Dynasty, women continued the Qin-Dynasty style for some time and later wore their temple hair into a curved hook.
So, the change of hairstyles and make-up is closely related to the development of social ideology. And in some sense, they are the best reflection of the human mind. No matter how you act or think, your appearance says it all.
