It is said that China was the first ancestor of the Chinese nation, the Yellow Emperor, who invented the hat. During the slave society, hats were initially only commonly used by the bureaucratic ruling class. It's about decoration and signage. Symbolizing ruling power and noble status. This is a hat that should be called "crown" or "crown". Only emperors and ministers of civil and military affairs can wear hats, indicating their status and power, forming a hierarchical bureaucratic order, which is the so-called ancient Chinese crown system. "Twenty adults, a scholar's crown, and a commoner's scarf" is explained, indicating that only people above the rank of scholar can wear hats, and other ordinary people do not have the right to wear hats. At first, the emperor wore the name "crown" and the literati wore the name "crown". Later, they were used interchangeably, and all the emperors wore the name "Tongtian Crown". Of course, there were other detailed regulations. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, scholars such as Confucius and Mencius could not wear hats, but wrapped their heads with "handkerchiefs", and taught students to establish the "ambition of Xuanmian". Xuanmian is a car, and the crown is a hat, which means that officials take official career. It can be seen that riding a car and wearing a hat were the only privileges of officials at that time. Ordinary people can only use "scarves" to tie their hair, while the poor can be said to wear hair or use hemp ropes to tie their hair.
Despite the changes of dynasties, hats are the symbol of the internal status and power of the Ruling class. It may have remained unchanged, with significant changes in style, but the symbolic symbols of power and status became more refined and precise, and were not abolished until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
During the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties, with the development of society. Due to social turmoil, the coronation began to become popular among the Confucian and refined scholars among the people. In Lu Ji's "Ode to the Youren" by Jin Dynasty, there is a saying that "playing the cloud crown to pass away, and wearing the cloud brown to stay". At this time, the Hu people in the south brought a real hat called "leather hat", but due to the widespread "sinicization", it did not become popular. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the development of social productivity, the social atmosphere gradually opened up, especially during the prosperous Tang dynasty. The special symbol of hats gradually faded away, but it still flowed down to the people as a symbol of status: ordinary scholars, wealthy merchants, and their children could wear hats, but there were still differences. There were prescribed styles, typical scholar hats and merchant hats, which were more popular during the Five Dynasties and Song dynasties. The common people still tied up their hair with cloth and wrapped it up. When it was called "square scarf" in the Yuan Dynasty, the hats of southern Nomad began to become popular in the Central Plains. There were fur hats and felt hats. The hats worn by the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were also made of precious fur and inlaid with pearls. The establishment of the Ming Dynasty restored the "crown" system of the Han people. After the Qing Dynasty took control of the Central Plains, hats became truly popular, from the emperor to the poor. This situation lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty. The introduction of Western culture and Western hat culture made "hats" popular in society. From bureaucrats and businessmen to rickshaw drivers and beggars, we can see gentlemen wearing noble hats at banquets, rickshaw drivers wearing felt hats, and even beggars who put money in hats. Hats have gained practical value and are beginning to take effect.
Use a "woman" to pull up her hair or tie it up and set it. Of course, except for some ethnic minorities who wear hats during festivals and celebrations, ancient women can say that women who do not wear hats were fifteen.
Explain the origin and origin of hats to you
Jul 21, 2025


