As we all know, the Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty and the closest dynasty to our time, so in modern times there have been many TV dramas about the Qing Dynasty as the background, because the various historical materials preserved by the Qing Dynasty are relatively perfect, and we can have a good understanding of what happened in the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty was a Manchu dynasty, so there would be some differences between the costumes of the Qing Dynasty and our Han Chinese.
In Qing palace dramas, we can often see that concubines of the Qing Dynasty would tie a white cloth strip around their necks. Although this white cloth strip looks the same as our current scarf, but this white cloth strip is not an ordinary ornament, the knowledge inside is very large, let's take a look at it together!
Emperors in ancient times had supreme power, especially in the Qing Dynasty, when imperial power reached its peak, and the emperor's power was above the law. As the most honorable person under the heavens, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were all three palaces and six courtyards, and there were countless concubines in the harem. Although there are no harem beauties of three thousand, the number of harem concubines is also very exaggerated. There were so many concubines in the harem, the emperor had no way to remember them all, so he had to use some tools.
At the beginning, the white cloth strip tied around the neck of the concubine was mainly used to protect against cold and warmth, and played a role in shielding. Because the predecessor of the Qing Dynasty was the Jurchen people, a fighting nation on horseback. If the clothes are too loose to ride on the horse, there will definitely be some indecent situations, so they will tie white cloth strips around the neck to fix their clothes.
Later, the nature of the white cloth strip slowly changed, and even became a status symbol. The white cloth strips of different levels of concubines are different, and the more noble the white cloth strips of the concubines, the more exquisite and gorgeous. This is also very convenient for the emperor, because the emperor can distinguish their identities according to the white cloth strips of the concubines, and will not be embarrassed by recognizing the wrong person.