說(shuō)好的范“文”，居然還要自己整理，肖恩在中國(guó)你這叫標(biāo)題欺詐╭(╯^╰)╮，懂？

Hi guys, If you follow the Chinese calendar, then you might already know today is a very special day. It's the 2nd of February and for barbers all across China as well as for people with hair that means Haircut day!

Haircut day is actually called "er yue er, long tai tou". It's said that on this day, the Loong Chinese Dragon raises its head. But i'm not quite sure what that's got to do with having a haircut. So to find out, I'm going to an old barber shop hidden in the old city of Suzhou.

From the moment I walked in, I could sense this store has seen many generations of customers. Two elderly barbers stand attending to two gentlemen and unlike the larger bustling city stores, there's an air of peace and tranquility here.The queue is still fairly sizable though.

"Long tai tou" comes from ancient Chinese astronomy. There are twenty-eight constellations seven of which in the east form a Loong-shaped (Chinese dragon) patternthat ancient chinese called the "Oriental Canglong". During the wintertime, "Cang long" is hidden below the northern horizon, but sometime between "jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)" and "chun fen (Spring Equinox)", the star Spica appears from the eastern horizon and so Canglong raises its head. That's why the ancients coined the name "Long tai tou". The "Loong" is an auspicious mythical creature that can summon the wind and rain. During the farming era of china, people believed that the appearance of the Loong was an auspicious sign, especially during springtime. Therefore, people regarded the day when "Spica" appeared in the night sky as an auspicious one. They would pray for good weather, to drive away evil spirits and for a prosperous year. Even today, the appearance of the Loong holds significance in Chinese culture and people hope the Loong can bring them good fortune for the coming year. Having a haircut on this day is a symbolic way of saying goodbye

to the old and welcoming the new. It's a simple idea that's very easy to implement. Perhaps that's why it's a tradition that's been kept alive for thousands of years.

Everything in this barbershop carries the marks of time. I'm sure a lot of things here are older than me, but nobody seems to mind.

I think this is the most traditional haircut i've ever had in my life. This barbershop holds the memory of Suzhou and the symbolic "Long tai tou" haircut is also like history's memory.

Although they may seem insignificantm, their culture is passed down drip by drip until many of these tiny "memories" converge to form raging rivers with a long history and endless life.

So you might be wondering why people don't just have a haircut in january like everywhere else in the world. Well I was also thinking the same thing, but apparently it's because if you do then your uncle might die.