Why are the images of ancient matchmakers so ugly? Are there any beautiful matchmakers in history?

There is still a beauty in the history of matchmaker, because the prototype of matchmaker is a great beauty, and she is the mother of the third generation Lu. Legend has it that she can pinch and calculate, and is good at dealing with ghosts and gods. Such a beautiful woman often runs outside, which will inevitably attract criticism from others.

In order to find a good position for his son, Lu came to the home of Shu Wang on the grounds of divination, and after a while, rumors spread everywhere. In order to avoid gossip, Lushi must not dress up as an ugly image. So there was the image of smoking a pipe, with a big mole hanging on the corner of his mouth and black ointment on both sides of his temple. This not only reduces the gossip of others, but also is very safe for women walking around outside.

Matchmakers played a very important role in the marriage system of ancient feudal society in China. Mencius placed the life of parents and the words of the matchmaker in the same important position. The professional origin of matchmakers is very early, which is recorded in Historical Records. Later, the laws of various dynasties also stipulated that marriage must have the words of a matchmaker, otherwise it would be invalid.

Matchmakers in ancient times were divided into official media and private media. The so-called official media is a position set up by the feudal dynasty to manage the marriage of the people, which first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty. They receive salaries from the state and perform official duties.

Private media are unprofessional matchmakers and generally engage in other occupations as guarantors, because engaging in other occupations also has the opportunity to let them go door-to-door and learn about the situation of each family as soon as possible. They are very familiar with whose daughter is going to get married and who is going to marry a daughter-in-law, so they have an advantage in matchmaking.

There are both men and women who are matchmakers, but most of them are middle-aged women, because they are convenient to go in and out of the people's government and communicate with their parents.