www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / People

Oldest barber lives on razor's edge

China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-16 10:23

Oldest barber lives on razor's edge 

 Zhao Zhanbing, 84, who is thought to be the oldest barber in China, shaves a regular client at a county fair market near Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province, on Jan 29. Zheng Jiran / for China Daily

SHIJIAZHUANG - A man lies in a decrepit deck chair with his eyes closed while an old man standing behind him jerks a razorblade up toward his throat. But rather than a gore flick scene, this close-shave situation is merely the traditional way of getting groomed in China - that is, by a barber.

Barbering is one of China's oldest professions - one that requires high skill levels from its practitioners. However, except for in some remote villages and counties, this time-honored way of earning a living has been essentially replaced by the beauty salon industry.

Perhaps the oldest barber in the country is 84-year-old Zhao Zhanbing, who has plied this trade for 72 years in Sijiazhuang, a small township near Shijiazhuang, capital of North China's Hebei province.

He spent four years as the apprentice of a master starting from age 12.

"My family was very poor and my younger brother had some mental disabilities, which forced me to learn some skills to support the whole family," he said.

"I have lived with my tools since 12, and barbering has been my life."

Ancient Chinese said barbers would never starve because people always need to shave their heads and beards, Zhao said.

The young Zhao used a shoulder pole to carry his tools - shavers, hair-clippers, and a small stove and a washbasin - while walking among the alleyways and villages to seek business.

As age has set in, his left leg has become increasingly difficult to walk on, and he requires medicine daily. He started taking an electric tricycle, loaded with his gear, to a county fair market stall. And he shows up fewer days a month.

"All of my clients are older guys in their 60s and 70s who come from adjacent villages," Zhao says. "They prefer me not only because I've cut hair for so long but also because we're friends. I remember what they like, such as whether they prefer warmer or colder water rinses after the shaves. But my oldest friends are disappearing as we get older, which is so sad."

Zhao usually finishes a session within 40 minutes. A head shave costs 3 yuan (46 cents) and a beard shave is 2. On the best of days, working from 8 am until nightfall, he earns 50 yuan.

"The job doesn't bring in much money and can be tiring, but our family built houses on this trade," Zhao said.

"I like barbering. It's more than a job to me."

Speaking of his declining health, he says, "I don't want to place any more burdens on my grandson."

Zhao's oldest son died years ago, and his younger boy was born with mental disabilities. The grandson his deceased son gave Zhao has become the family's sole bread-earner.

"I'm afraid I may be the last barber in my county, but I'd like to work until my final day," Zhao said.

He then hopped on the electric tricycle his grandson bought him and rode home.

China Daily

(China Daily 02/16/2011 page2)

 

 

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久久久久久网站 | 1a级毛片免费观看 | 一区二区三区免费在线视频 | 夜色成人性y | 国产成年人视频 | 在线观看亚洲专区 | 久久最新| 国产一级爱做片免费观看 | 97久久精品 | 国产综合成人久久大片91 | 99在线观看精品 | 欧美一级三级在线观看 | 狠狠色狠狠色综合久久一 | 一级做a爱过程免费视 | 国产视频高清在线观看 | 亚洲网址在线 | xxxxxxxxhd日本| 欧美另类在线视频 | 欧美日韩精品一区二区视频在线观看 | 一级国产在线观看高清 | 免费一级毛片在线播放视频 | 欧美另类视频一区二区三区 | 国产精品久久久久一区二区三区 | 国产精品一级香蕉一区 | 欧美在线二区 | 99re这里只有精品99 | 成人小视频在线播放 | 涩里番资源网站在线观看 | 玖草在线 | 日本三级香港三级少妇 | 国产农村一二三区 | 久久久久久久久久久福利观看 | 久久永久免费 | 日韩一级特黄毛片在线看 | 亚洲一区日韩一区欧美一区a | 午夜在线视频一区二区三区 | 久久99精品久久久久久野外 | 中国美女一级黄色片 | 男女视频在线免费观看 | 欧美成人a级在线视频 | 欧美日韩高清观看一区二区 |