They all have different meanings. What does Gege's hat mean in Qing Dynasty?

Women in the Qing dynasty wore flags, which had no special significance and grade. Mainly the hairstyle of Manchu women. The hairstyle of Manchu married women is mostly bun. The flag head is developed from the "two heads". Because it became popular after entering the customs, people also called it "Dajingxiang".

Common is a fan-shaped hollow hard shell, about a foot high, with a round hoop the size of the head circumference below. The frame is made of iron wire, the tire is made of cloth (multilayer cloth bonded with paste), and the surface is wrapped with black satin or flannel. Silk flower, hairpin, hairpin and other decorations can be inserted on the surface of big wings, and sometimes tassels are hung on the side. When in use, it is fixed on the head with a flat hairpin and can be taken off when not in use.

The traditional hairstyle of Manchu women is braided bun, which can be divided into single bun and double bun. Double bun is usually used by unmarried women to comb, that is, the braids grow at the left and right ends of the head and then become a bun. Han people call this hair accessory a girl. Single bun is mostly used for married women, that is, the hair is gathered on the top of the head, braided into a long braid and coiled into a bun. This hairstyle is simple and neat, convenient for riding and shooting, and you can sleep with a braid when camping in the wild.

At that time, regardless of status, wealth, hairstyle. The difference between aristocrats and commoners is only the hairpin ornaments inserted in the bun. There are many decorations on the bun of aristocrats and only wooden hairpins are inserted in the bun of commoners.

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Development of flag head:

After entering the customs, due to the gradual integration of Manchu and Chinese cultures, Manchu women's hairstyles were imitated by Han women; The hairstyles of Han women are also imitated by Manchu women to varying degrees, thus forming the hairstyle of Manchu women, which greatly enriches the headdress art of Manchu women.

Among them, the main hairstyles are "soft wing head", "second in command", "straight head", "shelf head", "big wings", "dovetail" and "sorghum head", with slightly different shapes. Such as "second in command" and "shelf head". Some have evolved on the basis of other hairstyles, that is, they have retained the basic shape of the original hairstyle and made innovations in some places.

Others keep their own national hairstyles under the influence of other national customs. Hair style features, but also into the styles of other nationalities, forming a new hairstyle, such as the "Ruyi Wheel" of the Han nationality and the "Ruyi Building" of the Manchu nationality.

As for the "sorghum head" combed by ordinary Manchu middle-aged and elderly women, it has a history of thousands of years and can still be seen in Manchu settlements. Compared with Han women's hairstyles, Manchu women's hairstyles are tall and exaggerated, with gorgeous and eye-catching effects, which make hair accessories occupy a more prominent position in Manchu women's clothing and form a unique hairstyle of Manchu women-flag head.

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