Why do Tibetans wear high hats? What hats do Qiang people wear?

Top hat? Are you talking about the black felt hat? Tibetans used to make hats with felt and fur in various shapes and colors. Around the late Qing Dynasty, the British high hat style was introduced from India and was first popular in Lhasa upper class. Black felt hat is made of sheep wool or cashmere and yak hair by pad dyeing directly on the mould, which is popular up to now because of its convenient wearing and low price.

Qiang people generally wear handkerchiefs and few hats. Most of them are worn in special periods and occasions. The golden monkey fur hat worn by Shibi (a wizard), the wide-brimmed straw hat worn when going out in rainy days (bought), the yellow military hat (bought), the warm hat worn by the elderly (bought) and the fox fur hat worn on holidays (made).

Qiang people's headscarves need nine feet of cloth. Most headscarves are black, and white is usually wrapped by women. Materials are cotton, hemp and silk, and thick silk is the best. There is also a headdress that is wrapped around the head and then sewn with thread, and usually some ornaments are sewn, which are usually made by men to save trouble. The decorations sewn are usually the fur and pawns of the prey he captured himself, or the jewels that show his wealth status (it is rare to sew jewels now, because there are too many fake jewels, and lazy people can greatly shorten the time of dressing up). Women are generally more patient in dressing up, and the embroidery on the head handkerchief is also more delicate. Some women specially embroider a piece of cloth and sew it on a handkerchief. As soon as the handkerchief has the old color, it will be taken down and sewn on the new handkerchief.

There are many common wrapping methods for headgear, especially between men and women. Every Qiang village has its own differences. Toupa, like clothing, is a symbol to distinguish different stockades. Many stockaded village costumes are cultural records, which record the history of their own tribe with costumes and embroidery patterns.