Characteristics of Female Hair Accessories in Qing Dynasty

Female hair accessories in Qing dynasty

Women's hair accessories in Qing Dynasty can be divided into Manchu style and Chinese style. At first, it kept its original shape, but later, under the influence of each other, obvious changes have taken place, and the customs in different places are different. The hair styles of Han women imitate those of Manchu maids in the middle of Qing Dynasty, with high bun as the main style. Later, flat bun, round bun and wishful bun became popular. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, braiding was advocated, which was popular among girls at first, and then gradually popularized. Most of Manchu women's hairstyles are decorated with hairpins. Xunzi is made of iron wire or rattan, framed by black gauze and decorated with Cui Zhai. Ordinary Manchu women are mostly fork heads, also known as "two heads" and "two heads". Later, influenced by the Han nationality, the bun was generally combed into a flat shape, commonly known as the "prefix".

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, this bun was getting higher and higher, and gradually became an "arched" fixed decoration. Just put it on your head and add some flowers, and it's called "big wings". The costumes of Han women and girls are still as old as in the late Ming Dynasty. After continuous evolution, it finally formed a generation of characteristics. All the empresses and concubines married women, wearing crests and imperial robes. Ordinary women "borrow" this dress when they get married and die, and wear trench coats and dresses on other occasions. The main dress of Manchu women is a gown (cheongsam), but Manchu women's clothes are generally narrow and slender, with a vest outside.

Women in Qing dynasty