Indeed, the vast majority of the Guan Yu figures we see now are wearing green hats.
If we read the book carefully, we can find that in fact, whether it is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the descriptions of Guan Yu's appearance everywhere have never been worn by him.
Let's open the original book and check Guan Yu's dress at different times.
First, Guan Yu appeared in the first time in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the original book described his appearance in detail, but did not talk about his clothes and hats.
2nd time:
Feast Taoyuan Haojie three knots of righteousness, beheading the Yellow Turban hero for the first meritorious service.
After Zhang Fei and Liu Bei met, they went to the hotel to drink and talk, at this time, Guan Yu came in from outside and shouted that he was going to join the army.
Guan Yu's appearance is described in the original work:
"Nine feet long, two feet long, face like a heavy date, lips like grease, Dan phoenix eyes, crouching silkworm eyebrows: good looks, majestic."
Height, beard, skin tone, lips, and even eyes and eyebrows are described in detail. But there is no mention of wearing.
Second, the first time Guan Yu's clothing is mentioned is in the fifth episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass.
Issued a correction edict to the towns should be Cao Gong, breaking the barriers and fighting lü bu.
Before the pass, Dong Zhuobu defeated Huaxiong several times in a row, and the princes were worried, and Guan Yu asked for orders to fight.
The original work once again describes Guan Yu's appearance:
"Nine feet long, two feet long, Dan phoenix eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, face like a heavy date, sound like a giant bell."
This time guan yu's vocal characteristics were mentioned."
The sound is like a giant bell
", buzzing. But didn't say dress up.
When Tiger Prison Guan Sanying fought Lü Bu, Guan Yu's clothing was described, but not in the main text, but in the hymns at the back:
“...... The battle failed to win or lose, and Guan Yunchang was annoyed before the battle. The Green Dragon Sword is brilliant frost and snow, the parrot battle robe is flying butterflies..."
This clearly states that Guan Yu is wearing a piece."
Parrot suit
”。
Say yes"
"It must be green, and there are patterns on the robes:"
Flying butterflies
”。 But it didn't say what guan Yu was wearing.
Third, friends who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms can immediately remember that Guan Yu surrendered to Han and did not surrender to Cao, and after arriving in Xudu, Cao Cao once gave him a battle robe, which was in the twenty-fifth time of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Tuntu Shan Guan's three things, saving the white horse Cao Cao to break the siege.
After Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao's account, Cao Cao was very appreciative and concerned about Guan Yu. Once Cao Cao found that Guan Gong's robes were very old, so he gave him a new robe. Guan Yu put the new robe on the inside, and the outside was still covered with the one That Liu Bei had given him before."
Green brocade robes
Fourth, does the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" mention Guan Yu's hat? Yes, in the sixty-sixth episode of the original book.
Guan Yunchang went to the meeting with a single knife, and Empress Fu sacrificed her life for the country.
Lu Su succeeded him as the governor of Eastern Wu and asked Guan Yu to go to Xiakou to negotiate the return of Jingzhou, and Guan Yu went to the meeting with a single knife and came by boat."
Green scarf and green robe, sitting on the boat
This is the only time in the entire book that Guan Yu's hat towel is mentioned,"
Green scarf green robe
The blue turban, very clearly, was not a green hat.
V. Guan Yu's northern expedition to Xiangfan, still wearing a green robe, read the description in the seventy-fourth episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Pang Lingming raised the landowner to fight to the death, and Guan Yunchang released water to flood the Seventh Army.
Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, captured in the forbidden, beheaded Pound, Wei Zhen Huaxia, and besieged Fancheng. Fan Chengshou General Cao Ren saw Guan Yu at the head of the city."
He was covered in armor and wore a green robe
He ordered the archer to release the arrow and hit Guan Yu's right arm.
After Guan Yu's death, there were two apparitions, both wearing "green robes and golden armor". Once, in the eighty-third episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he frightened the enemy Pan Zhang. The other time was in the ninety-fourth time, to save Guan Xing, who was scattered by Marshal Yueji.
There is a more famous ancient painting: "Guan Yu Tackle General", which was painted by the Ming Dynasty painter Shang Xi, and everyone should pay attention to Guan Yu's clothes and hats in the painting:
Let's zoom in on a part and look at Guan Yu's hat:
This fits well with the depiction in Romance of the Three Kingdoms,"
Green robe green scarf
The Japanese painter Utagawa Kuniyoshi, who also painted Guan Yu, look at the image of Guan Yu in his painting "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms":
Also"
", and the description of Guan Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is consistent.
So, why did Guan Yu's image later become a green hat?
Guan Yu's green hat was actually given to us by the vast number of poor people.
Our ancient Chinese society was hierarchical, and what clothes to wear and what hats to wear were strictly regulated. It's not about wearing it how you want.
There's an idiom called"
A grass dweller
", describing the ancient times of the people's life is hard, the status is lowly, usually all over the body are wearing straw clothes and hats, where there are some now"
Hanfu Party
"Bragging so well-dressed, gorgeous and comfortable.
Let's take a few examples.
During the Han Dynasty, prisoners were required to wear brown clothes.""
Ochre
"It's the prison uniform.
“
Adultery and evil coexist, and ochre clothes block the road
- Book of Han and Criminal Law. This means that there are many prisoners.
During the Tang Dynasty, the government ordered some lawbreakers who were not able to blame and go to jail to wear turbans in turbans.
No cane punishment is imposed, but the turban is wrapped in a turban to humiliate him
- "Smell and See".
This was also the case during the Song Dynasty, wearing a green scarf meant a low status.
There are unscrupulous children in Suzhou, with green scarves under their yarn hats, and Sun Bo chun knows the state judgment cloud:"
Scarf hat with green, tugu what is different?
”
?——"Mengxi Pen Talk"
During the Yuan Dynasty, it was stipulated that people from "untouchable" origins such as prostitutes and musicians should wear green scarves on their heads.
"Prostitutes parents and relatives of men, wrapped in green turbans."
During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated regulations requiring untouchables to wear green turbans.
"The priests of the church often wear green scarves, and the people of the priesthood are dressed."
We all know that Guan Yu was born very cold, he was still a fugitive, and he suffered a lot of coldness in the world. Guan Yu can create a great achievement, relying on Geng Geng's loyalty and unremitting hard work. Guan Yu never forgot his origins, "treating the pawns well and being proud of the scholars", scorning those who held high positions by virtue of the prestige of the famous clan, and caring more about and encouraging ordinary soldiers and soldiers who were born into poverty like him.
The oppressed and exploited people from the lowest levels of society, with the lowest origins, have created the most magnificent causes and achieved the most magnificent legends.
Wear a green robe in order to always remember the Lord; wear a green scarf in order not to forget itself.
When the people gave Guan Yu a green turban, they told everyone that Guan Yu was first and foremost a hero of our people, and he never forgot where he came from.
I think that Guan Yu's spirit in heaven must also be very fond of this green hat given to him by his father and fellow villagers.