Salon means living room in Chinese. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the Salon was the center where prominent families and celebrities in the upper class communicated with each other, spread relationships, and communicated. Within the scope of Salon culture, those who dominate the prominent dignitaries, rich men, great thinkers, and great writers are not authoritative people, but some women. These women played the role of the sword of European Salon culture from the 15th to the 19th century. In any well-known Salon, its fame does not come from celebrities in the world, and it does not require much funding from nobles. It is the only indispensable part. , is an outstanding hostess. Therefore, among many Salons, it has become a convention that a famous Salon will often have a very excellent hostess, such as the wife of a Duke or Count. And successfully hosting a Salon can win them social praise, reveal many upper-class figures, and they can even dominate the atmosphere of an era.
: "Salon" is the transliteration of the French word Salon, which originally referred to the luxurious living room in the residences of the upper class in France. Since the seventeenth century, celebrities in Paris (mostly ladies and ladies) often turned their living rooms into famous social places. Those who come in and out are dramatists, novelists, poets, musicians, painters, critics, philosophers and politicians. They had similar interests and gathered together. While sipping drinks and enjoying elegant music, they held a long and unrestrained chat on various issues that interested them. Later, people called this form of gathering "salon", and it became popular in the cultural circles of Europe and the United States. The 19th century was its heyday.
The authentic "salon" has the following characteristics: 1. It is held regularly; 2. It is held at night (because the light can often create a hazy, romantic beauty and arouse the interest and interest of the participants. eloquence and inspiration); 3. There are not many people, it is a small circle; 4. Voluntary combination, in twos and threes, free to talk and express their own opinions.
Salons generally have a beautiful salon hostess. The topics of the salon are wide-ranging and elegant; the people who frequent the salon are celebrities. We often see magnificent or elegant and exquisite salon scenes in European movies, novels and dramas. In the 1920s and 1930s, there was a famous salon in China. The hostess was Lin Huiyin, who is still often mentioned today. It can be seen that this way of socializing has long been spread to China.