Talk:Nezha/@comment-174.109.112.185-20160105053340/@comment-27288012-20160107214222

Nezha was usually described as a "beautiful boy" so his androgyny is because of the legends regarding him. Also girly boys are generally praised for their beauty in countries like Thailand, China, Japan (there they call them bishōnen) among others from the far east. As far as I know only women wear two buns on the sides of their heads, but Nezha's statues traditionally portray him with such hairstyle despite being male, perhaps he's the exception and not the rule.