We all know that the ancient emperors were wearing "dragon robes", so what is the difference between the official clothes of the ministers? Yesterday, I had a tour in the ancient county of Xun County, and I had a long knowledge in the "Qing Dynasty Official Uniform Exhibition Hall". It turns out that the word "dressed as a beast" is used in modern times as a swear word, and when used on the ancients, it turned out to be the ideal and desire of being an official!
The supplementary service of the Civil and Military Officials of the Qing Dynasty was divided into "flying birds" and "walking beasts".
The costume pattern of the civil officials is "flying bird", and one of the civilian official complements is the crane, symbolizing elegance, fairy wind dao bone and longevity. The Erpin Civil Official Complement is patterned with a golden rooster, symbolizing the auspicious demeanor. The pattern of the three civilian officials is a peacock, symbolizing the quality of virtuous civilization. The pattern of the Four Pins of Civil Servants is mandarin duck, symbolizing loyalty. The pattern of the Five Pins Ofe Civilian Officials is a white bird, symbolizing leisure and elegance, tepid, not impatient. The pattern of the Six Pins Civil Servant Complement is a heron, symbolizing beautiful whiteness. The pattern of the Seven Pins of Civil Officials is a partridge, symbolizing the need to be a clean official for the people and benefit the people. The pattern of the Eight Pins of Civilian Officials is a quail, symbolizing peace and security. The nine pins of civilian officials complement the magpie pattern, symbolizing the entry and exit of the annunciation.
The patterns on the military attaché's costume are all beasts of prey, and one of the military attaches is a unicorn, symbolizing benevolence and auspiciousness. The Erpin Military Attaché Complement is a lion, symbolizing mighty and majestic. The three military attaches a leopard, symbolizing bravery and swiftness. The four military attaches are decorated with tigers, symbolizing might. The Wupin Military Attaché Complement is a bear, symbolizing masculinity. The Liupin Military Attaché Complement is patterned as Biao, symbolizing fierceness and cruelty to the enemy. The pattern of the seventh and eighth military attaches is also a rhinoceros, symbolizing tenacity and perseverance. The nine-pin military attaché complement is a seahorse, symbolizing bravery.
(Ichizuru 2021.9.14)