According to legend, the hat was invented by the ancestor Huang Di.
In the slave society, the hat was only used in the upper class at first, which symbolized the ruling power and noble status, and was called "crown"; in the ceremony and rites, it was called "headdress" or "Yuanfu". Yuan, the first.
In the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, ordinary people could only use "towel" to tie up their hair;
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the development of productive forces, the social atmosphere gradually opened up. Especially in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the special symbolic significance of hats gradually faded, but they were still popular among the people as a status symbol;
In the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, the typical scholar's hat and merchant's hat were popular; the people still wrapped their hair with cloth called "square scarf"; in the Yuan Dynasty, the northern nomadic people's hats began to spread to the Central Plains, including leather hats and felt hats; in the Ming Dynasty, the "crown" system was restored.
After the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, hats became popular, from the emperor to the poor. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of western culture, hats also changed. From bureaucrats and merchants to rickshaw men and beggars, they might wear a hat with little difference in shape and shape. The special grade significance of the hat gradually disappeared, and its practical value began to play a role.
