In the long and changeable history of hat, it has always played an important role in clothing.
In ancient times, the hat was once a symbol of power. From emperors to princes, generals to soldiers, civil and military officials to all social streams, hats and hats are marked with distinct grade marks. In the Han Dynasty, the emperor wore a nine inch high "Tongtian crown", the prince wore a seven inch "Yuanyou crown", and the musicians wore a "Fangshan crown"... There are quite a number of these crowns. Hat is also a symbol of etiquette and knowledge. In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Huan of Qi was once drunk and lost his ceremonial crown. He was so angry that he was "shamed for three days, and never went to court."
The "WuShaMao" as the "headdress" of the dignitaries began in the Sui Dynasty. The number of jade ornamented on the hat was used to distinguish the size of official positions. Different patterns were also decorated on the hats to distinguish the level of official positions. Black gauze cap is a kind of special symbol of officials. Once "lose the hat", it means to be dismissed. On the stage of drama, black gauze hats are very common and very interesting. There are three kinds of wings on both sides of the hat, which are square, round and sharp. The one with square wings on both sides is the symbol of loyal and upright civil officials played by new actors, such as Lu Su in the traditional drama "the society of heroes"; the one with sharp wings on both sides is the villain played by the clown; the one with round wings on both sides of the hat is the civil official symbol played by clowns.
Different hats are popular in different times. Before the reform and opening up in the last century, grass green military caps were the most fashionable. Walking in the market, there were imitation military caps everywhere. At that time, if we could have an authentic "national defense green" military cap, we could win people's admiration and even admiration. And all kinds of hats are signs to identify different nationalities and industries. Mongolian people like to wear fox fur hats, Tu people like brocade hats, Yugur people like to wear trumpet shaped red tassel hats, Yao people often wear pheasant tail Baotou caps, and Xinjiang Hotan Uygur women wear small flower hats, which are only 10 cm in diameter, which can be called mini caps. The characteristic of Jiangnan is the black felt hat, which is "snowy in winter and sunshade in summer". Farmers and fishermen like to wear it all the year round. The rabbit hat and tiger cap worn by children are generally related to themselves or their zodiac. Some children also wear drama hats with the words "long life and wealth" embroidered on them. At the beginning of the 20th century, the traditional hat from Europe and America was introduced into China, which was only used for wedding and festival occasions, and later "flew into ordinary people's homes".
Hat is not only the product of social material production, but also the carrier of national customs and political concepts. It contains rich cultural connotation and is the symbol of traditional culture of various nationalities.
