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= Tattooing in China = Tattoo commonly known as Ci Qing(刺青).It is called Nirvana in ancient Chinese.Tattoo is to depict the ideal picture on the monotonous skin of people, become the eternal of life, and retain memory as the most beautiful picture in life,it was not a mark exclusive to bad people.Tattoos are always designed to please yourself and others, whether they are words or patterns,no matter where your tattoo is.Some people say that tattoo is a symbol of beauty, mystery, sex appeal and charm, a vivid expression of unique personality and self, and a manifestation of personal belief.Many people love the painful beauty of tattoos and carve them on their own bodies.Give yourself a new hope, new sustenance and new start.

Chinese Tattoo History
There have been records of tattoos since ancient China.Since Pre-Qin times, Tsingling(branding the face) has been used to tattoo prisoners' faces.In ancient Chinese classics, there were tattoos, Lou Shen(镂身/tattoo the body), Zha Qing(扎青), Dian Qing(点青), carving(雕青) and other characters.Other examples that use tattoos as a warning, such as the story of Yue Mu Ci Zi(岳母刺字).But gradually, tattoos have become a kind of personal decoration.For example, in the Water Margin, one of the four masterpieces, there are at least three important characters with tattoos:Hua bonze Lu Zhishen(鲁智深), Nine stripe Long Shijin(龙史进) and the prodigal son Yan Qing(燕青).Some punishments give people a negative impression of tattoos,but in many cultures, tattoos are a symbol of social class and status.In ancient Egypt, tattoos were used to draw social status. Women in the Victorian era in Britain were popular to wear red lipstick, similar to modern tattooed lips, eyebrows and other permanent cosmetics.