The Mongolian custom of wearing hats has a long history, and in the "Shooting and Hunting Map" painted by the Song people, there are paintings of northern knights wearing leather hats and raccoon sleeves. In the Yuan Dynasty, hats with rolled eaves, domes or spires already appeared, at that time, their brim was very narrow, the top of the hat was covered with Zhu Ying, and the front of the hat was embellished with silver Buddha, made of felt or leather. It is said that the hats worn by the Mongols were originally without eaves, and later during the reign of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, because he had to go to Shangdu every year to take summer hunting, the accompanying Empress Chabi saw that the sun was dazzling when he was hunting, and could not see his prey, so she added the original hat to the eaves to make it able to block the sun. Since then, people have continued this invention of Queen Chabi.
From the appearance and function of the hats, the Mongolian shepherds' hats mainly include: domed stand-up hats, pointed stand-brimmed hats, wind and snow hats, Tauchik hats, three-eared hats, four-eared hats and round hats.
The rim of the domed stand-top hat is either high in front and low in the back, and some are as high as before and after. Some of the top have an abacus knot, which is red. Some have two streamers hanging down, while others do not have streamers and are made of black felt. It is recorded in the Hulunbuir Zhiluo: "The shape of the hat is flat, made of felt, and the edge is folded upside down, and there are also silk-faced pointed ones, attached with leather ears, topped with a handful of red wisps, and the round satin is decorated with a gold-rimmed beanie hat, which is especially happy to crown it." According to archaeological data, the domed brim hat worn by the shepherds is basically the same as that worn in the Yuan Dynasty. Both the Balhu Mongols and the Korqin Mongols had the habit of wearing domed hats. Horqin Bahrain men wear mink or otter skin red tasseled dome hats during the New Year's Festival and festive festivals, while middle-aged and elderly people wear tan domed hats, tunic satin hanging leather robes, coats and shoulders or gowns, belts with two live knotted tassels hanging from the back of the waist, and large velvet boots with 24 coiled flower patterns on their feet. Seems very spiritual. In addition, the Uzumuqin people also wear domed hats with the front half of the eaves that can be moved up and down in spring and summer. The groom of Horat wears a domed red hat with otter skin, and in spring and autumn he wears a domed hat with a flat velvet. The pointed-brimmed hat Khalkha Right Banner is more commonly worn by women. Durbert women wear flat-topped round hats in winter with a ribbon on the back.
The wind and snow hat is also known as the perched eagle crown. The crown of the perched eagle has two types: a spire and a dome. The domed snow hat has a long back rim and a fur spike behind the spire. It is characterized by a small brim. The Uzumuqin Mongols wear Uzumuqin-style wind and snow hats in winter. In winter, Chahar people, men, women and children, wear wind and snow hats, which are similar in style to Uzumuqin wind and snow hats. Urat men wear snow hats in winter, with lugs and streamers on the back of the hat. Men and women in Ordos wear hats in winter and spring and autumn. The type of hat is the tail hat (wind and snow hat), also known as "Hurubuqi". There is also the Laubuki hat, which is similar to the snow hat, but without a long tail on the back. It is worth mentioning that the Yuden hat worn by Buryat men and women in spring, autumn and summer is similar to the perched eagle crown worn by the ancient Mongols. The hat is made of tweed, so it can be folded into various styles at will. That is to say, the wearer can change into the most appropriate style according to the season, climate and age and gender, which has both national characteristics and regional styles, which is both convenient to carry and a hat with change, which is very creative.
The Taurchik hat is also a kind of hat often worn by the Mongols. Dome, melon skin type, top with abacus knot, the brim of the hat is wide two fingers, the middle of which is decorated, ear protection with otter skin, mink, lamb skin, etc., and satin worn in spring and autumn is made of ribbon. From the style point of view, the Taurchik hat has two kinds of ear protection and no ear protection. Judging from the fabric, there are felt hats worn in winter and satin hats worn in spring and autumn. The Taurchik hat worn by married women in Turgut is spired, has a fire pattern, and the ear protection belt is long, even hanging down to the waist, looking flowing and handsome; The Taurchik hat worn by the man has a rich pattern on the front, which is quite distinctive.
Three-eared hats and four-eared hats are leather hats worn in winter, with vertical eaves or front circles, or front circles behind, and red abacus knots on the top with streamers. Round hat, that is, the style is a dome, no top knot, four fingers above the cap top of the fur trim, the side of the hat with auspicious patterns. This hat is worn by Mongolian women, elegant and solemn, with a unique charm. Some hats are embroidered with a delicate pattern of two dragon beads in the middle, some have flowers made of velvet nailed to the left side of the hood, and some have gold and silver jewelry with gems inlaid with gems on the forehead. Round hats are common hats worn by men and women in Ordos, but girls do not wear such round hats. In winter, the brim of the round hat is nailed with lamb or mink or otter skin, and in spring and autumn, large velvet or velvet is nailed. The round hats worn by women are embroidered with the pattern of Danfeng Chaoyang or Erlong Play beads. In winter, Chahar women also wear round hats and a topless round hat called "Hurug Buqi".
A variety of traditional Mongolian hats