For ancient costumes, people have always maintained a liking attitude. Especially whenever you see the palace drama, you will be attracted by its beautiful costumes. Careful people will find that when broadcasting Qing Dynasty dramas, everyone in the qing harem will wrap a white cloth strip around their necks.
And this white cloth strip was not on the neck of women in other dynasties, so the question came at this time, why did the harem women of the Qing Dynasty wear white cloth strips? Is it really just a mere ornament? Or is there something special in it? After the research of modern experts, it turned out that it was worn by everyone for the convenience of emperors!
First, the origin of the "white cloth strip"
During the Qing Dynasty, people wore this white cloth strip around their necks, it had a name, and people called it "Longhua". Most people may think that Longhua arose from the Han people, but in fact it was not invented by the Han people at the beginning, but passed down from the Manchus, and its origin has a source. Because the earliest rulers of the Qing Dynasty in the history of the mainland were Manchus, then naturally some of the Habits that belonged to the Manchus would be brought over.
Why? Because the earliest Manchus lived a nomadic life, the skin of the wind and sun all day was also greatly damaged, and the birth of Longhua and this nomadic life habit are inseparable. After all, the nomadic life of the Manchus is mostly associated with the sun, so the bare skin will often be "persecuted" by various weather conditions. At that time, people wore blouses without collars, so in the summer, the sun directly hit the bare neck, and the skin would be very sad after a long time, so someone invented something like a bib and wrapped it around the neck. The silk itself is white and the texture is cool.
Then strips of cloth made of silk around the neck can be cool and breathable. When it is cold, people change the white cloth strip to a wool collar, so that Longhua not only looks beautiful and beautiful in the cold winter, but also very warm. Longhua in this period, all it can play is the role of a "false collar". Later, when the Manchus established the Qing Dynasty, many old habits gradually disappeared into the long river of history. After all, the birth of a new country will always be accompanied by the spread of new rules and the change of new and old things, but at the same time, Longhua as an everyday practical object has been preserved.
Second, Long Hua who went to the hall
Later, due to the continuous passage of time, the Qing Dynasty's self-contained feudal system, the differences and comparisons between different classes were particularly obvious. So the high-class people tried to show their noble status, thinking about it or using clothing as the simplest and most direct difference. For example, just as in ancient courthouses, different officials did not dress and ornaments the same, so that through dress, it is possible to see whether a person's status is noble. As a result, this wind of clothing became more and more intense, until this atmosphere blew into the harem of the palace, and I did not expect that in the end, even the dress of the harem concubines gradually became exquisite.
In the end, even Long Hua never thought that he was a daily necessity with a daily neck guard at the beginning, and he could even ascend to the noble throne sought after by thousands of people? In the harem, the white cloth strip worn around the neck of the people no longer only serves the role of decoration and warmth, but also serves as a reminder of the status and inferiority of the wearer.
Third, Long Hua, who is convenient for the emperor to perform rituals
Later, the palace did give Long Hua an "identity", that is, Long Hua was also hierarchical, and according to the identity of the wearer, the Long Hua pattern worn must also be different. This provision actually provides convenience for the emperor, because as an emperor, it is natural that the harem three thousand, although the three thousand beautiful ladies are somewhat exaggerated, but it also confirms that the number of concubines in the emperor's harem is indeed very large. With so many concubines, the emperor alone could not remember all of what kind of rank each person was, and long Hua helped a lot, because through it it was possible to easily distinguish the identity and status of the wearer.
The simplest dragon is pure white, without any pattern, it is a symbol of the lowest gear, and the wearer is often found in the palace women. And the concubine's longhua will have embroidery on it, which can be clearly distinguished from the palace girl, and the queen's longhua will be even more different, not only will there be embroidery on it, but also the existence of words. It can be said that looking at Long Hua's good looks can confirm the identity of the other party, and this operation is simple and convenient and fast, and it is deeply sought after by people in the harem. At this time, Longhua is no longer a simple "false collar", it is more "awakened" to the function of proving people's identity status, and at this time it is no longer an ornament that people want to wear as much as they want.
For the emperor, he could distinguish the rank of these concubines according to the pattern of Long Hua. After all, the people in the harem are divided into three, six, nine and so on according to their different status. There are strict rules on what kind of dragon hua should be worn by different levels of palace women and concubines, which does save the emperor a lot of energy, and there is no need to deliberately remember which concubine is which level. Otherwise, when the emperor walked in the harem, wouldn't it be extremely embarrassing for the emperor if he often called the concubine a concubine and a concubine as a concubine? Therefore, the corresponding Longhua is the same, it is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and it must not be worn according to your own preferences. Each level of Longhua is different, even the specific patterns of Longhua worn by concubines of the same level are not the same.
Therefore, the emperor only needs to recognize Long Hua to determine the identity of the other party. In this way, by identifying the appearance of the dragon worn by the person in front of him, the emperor can clearly distinguish which grade she is in the first place, so that the emperor will not mistakenly recognize his concubine in his harem. The same is true for outsiders, by observing the "Longhua" of the wearer, they can know what their status is and how to call them.
Under the leadership of the imperial court, Longhua gradually developed into a unique "rule" throughout the Qing Dynasty, and in the later period, even the people had to wear Longhua, and not wearing it was equivalent to being disrespectful. This also became a unique landscape of the Qing Dynasty.
In the social context of that time, there were many decorations that could represent people's status. The rise of white cloth strips has indeed achieved convenience with others and convenience with oneself.
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