The word salon originated from Italian "Salotto", which is a transliteration of the French word salon. It originally referred to the luxurious living room in the residence of the French elite. Since17th century, many celebrities in Paris have often turned the living room into a social place for parties. The extended meaning of salon is "gathering", which has gradually evolved into a social form. Nowadays, the salon has developed into a hairdressing salon and a salon activity, but no matter how the form changes, the core meaning of the salon still represents communication and sharing.

In and out of the salon are mostly dramatists, novelists, poets, musicians, painters, critics, philosophers and politicians. They are like-minded, get together, enjoy elegant music, have a long talk on various issues of common interest, and spread information freely in the salon. In that era when books were not popular and various propaganda tools were underdeveloped, Sharon had great influence and was an excellent stage to show its expanded influence. Some scholars often recite their new works in salons.

The history of Sharon

Since17th century, celebrities in Paris (mostly ladies and gentlemen) have often turned the living room into a famous social place, which had a great influence in the era when books were not popular and various propaganda tools were underdeveloped, and it was an excellent stage to show their influence. Marquise Rambouillet held the first literary salon. Because of the concentration of many celebrities and scholars in France at that time, it became the most famous salon in Paris and even France at that time.

/kloc-After the 0/8th century, the nature of the salon has changed, and the topics discussed are more extensive, including not only literature and art, but also politics, and sometimes radical thoughts and remarks appear. Soon after, a club that only discussed political issues was derived from Sharon. During the French Revolution, salon activities were banned, but it was only a flash in the pan after the revival, and later it gradually evolved into the meaning of "exhibition". The earliest art exhibition was held by Louis XIV in 1667.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Salon.