What is the role of the belly bibs carried by the ancients?

From the Han and Tang dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ancient people have different names for underwear. Before the Han Dynasty called "blasphemy", "blasphemy" means "light, not dignified". Before the Han Dynasty called "blasphemy", "blasphemy" means "light, not dignified". During the Han Dynasty, it was known as the "Embrace the Belly" and "Heart Clothes", which were characterized by a bare back without a back piece. In the Han Dynasty, it was known as the "Embrace the Belly" and "Heart Clothes", characterized by a bare back without a back piece. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties (16th State), it was called "Liangdang" (two dangs), which had two pieces in the front and back, and could be used for both the chest and the back. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties (16th State), it was called "Liangdang" and had two pieces, the front and the back, which could be used as both the chest and the back. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called "Hao Zi", and was popular for underwear without straps, with elaborate fabrics, mostly brocade, and colorful colors. In the Tang Dynasty, the name was "huozi", and the undergarment without belt was popular. The fabric was exquisite, mostly brocade, and colorful. Song Dynasty renamed "bust", "bust" wearing, "on the breast can be covered under the belly", the entire chest and abdomen were covered, ordinary people with cotton products, commonly known as cloth, noble families with silk products and embroidered with flowers on it. In the Song Dynasty, the name was changed to "bustier", and when the bustier was worn, the breasts could be covered under the belly, and the whole chest and abdomen were covered, and ordinary people used cotton products, commonly known as cloth, and noble people used silk products and embroidered flowers on them. The Yuan Dynasty was called the "Heping Lapel", which was tied from back to front, and the fabrics were mostly made of brocade. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called the "Heping Sash" and was tied from the back to the front, with brocade fabrics being used mostly. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Main Waist", and the shape of "Main Waist" was similar to that of an undershirt, with straps on each side of the waist, which formed an obvious waistline after being tightened. Ming Dynasty called "the main waist", "the main waist" shape and undershirt similar to the waist side of each tie, fastened to form an obvious waist. Qing Dynasty called "bibs", generally made into a diamond shape. The Qing Dynasty was called "bibs", generally made in the shape of a diamond. On the band, wear set in the neck, waist and two other bands tied behind the back, below the inverted triangle, only the front piece of the bib, bare back. On the band, when wearing the set in the neck, the waist and two other bands tied behind the back, below the inverted triangle, only the front piece of the bib, bare back.

In ancient times, the intimate nature of the bib made it a way to transmit emotions between relatives, the bib and everyone is linked, it is not just a piece of clothing to wear on the body, but also show the culture of the historical period in which it is located. In ancient times, folk do not specialize in underwear commercial workshops, ordinary people wear the bibs, are from the closest female needle and thread hand-stitched into. In ancient times, the folk did not specialize in underwear commercial workshops, ordinary people wear bibs, all by the female relatives of a needle and a line hand-sewn. Mothers at that time after a busy day's work, under the oil lamp for their children to make bibs, and embroidered with beautiful patterns for children to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, such as "tiger town five poison", "dominance"; young women for lovers to make the bibs are often embroidered with mandarin ducks, butterflies, and other patterns, as a love object; married women wear bibs embroidered with a few tails of goldfish playing among the lotuses, on behalf of the "Golden Jade Full of Grace"; If embroidered with bats and pomegranates, is the meaning of "many children, many blessings" that time mothers after a busy day of work, under the oil lamp for their children to make the bibs, and embroidered on the exquisite patterns for the children to ward off evil spirits and pray for luck, such as "tiger town five poison", "only aoao head"; young women for the lover to make the bibs are often embroidered with mandarin ducks, butterflies, and other patterns, as a token of affection; married women to wear bibs on the Embroidered with several tails of goldfish playing in the lotus, on behalf of the "Golden Jade"; if embroidered with bats and pomegranates, it is "many children, many blessings" meaning

As a private nature of the underwear, the bibs are very difficult to inherit from generation to generation in the family, in the family of the eunuchs, the bibs are rarely washed. In addition, the material is thin and fragile, its preservation is even more difficult. Plus the material is thin and easy to break, its preservation is even more difficult. Imagine, a Republic of China underwear nature of the bib, how can be preserved, even across a century? Imagine, a Republic of China underwear nature of the bib, how can be preserved, even across a century? The difficulty of preserving the bibs makes the search for them even more difficult. The difficulty of preserving a bib makes the process of finding a bib even more difficult. Therefore, today's market, the historical value of the bib is very rare, a Republic of China period of the bib is already precious. Therefore, today's market, the historical value of the bib is very rare, a Republican-era bib is already precious. Children use

In Taiwan in the past, the bibs not only adults wear, children also wear. The Hakka language called "belly cummerbund" or "belly circumference". Children in the full moon, for the fourth month or birthday, usually made by the grandmother's family sent, as a gift to the grandson. Children wearing bibs can avoid abdominal cold, to maintain gastrointestinal health, children in the countryside wearing bibs, most no longer wear pants, not only easy to move around, but also free to urinate, eliminating the need to change out of the trouble of pants.

Wedding customs

Bibs also have a certain status in the wedding. In the Hakka wedding customs, when getting married, the bride's bib is filled with a variety of treasures, each of which is rich in deep auspicious meaning. Inside the calendar a book, orange cake two, a packet of icing sugar, a small mirror, a round of silver, and copper, silver each one. Calendar is to take the meaning of the fury, tangerine cake for great luck, icing sugar on behalf of the sweet and a small mirror on behalf of the light, copper to take the same heart, silver that is the meaning of reunion. To the bridal chamber night, the bride will take out each thing and with the groom **** food orange cake and icing sugar.

Materials

As the bibs are women wear underwear every day, often need to change, in addition to consider the material, style of comfort, at the same time must be done firmly, in the embroidery process, more need to be resistant to rubbing and washing, to prevent peeling. To the current preservation of the physical point of view, the fabric of the bib to silk products mostly, positive, back fabric color is mostly the same, the color is white, red, pink, blue, light blue, light green, light yellow, black and so on. Basically, the material of the bib, color and wearer's age, status, economic ability and local customs and culture are also closely related. Such as happy events like red color. The elderly advocate simplicity, so more black. Young or middle-aged women pick a variety of different colors. Civilian bib fabrics to white, blue as the tone, embroidery simple and clean; wealthy family material more expensive satin silk, which is plate gold and silver, dragons and phoenixes, the pattern appears variegated full, gorgeous.

Modeling

The shape of the bib, different from place to place, the basic style is similar to an unfolding folding fan (or similar to the diamond). The practice is to first decide the size of the bib, slant lapel, waist angle, pockets, with an ink brush will be designed to draw the pattern directly on the cloth. The diamond-shaped piece of cloth is cut to a length and width of about thirty centimeters, with the lower end rounded, the sharp corners of the neck circumference cut off, and then a pair of flower buttons are fitted at the two tips for hooking on gold and silver chains or fixing the cloth straps for tying on the neck. The left and right corners are fixed with thin cloth straps and tied around the waist. Bibs with large and small pockets, pockets have a single layer and double layer, some pockets on the bag cover. The pockets of the bibs are for children to put candies, playthings and small coins, and for adults to put keys, valuable money or small objects.

Taiwanese bibs are still different in shape and pattern depending on the region. The bibs of the Hsinchu area are slightly narrower and rounded at the bottom; the bibs of the Lanyang area are wider at the bottom, flat at the bottom, and narrowed into bands at the left and right sides. Taoyuan, Miaoli Hakka bib modeling, is between the above two, the difference is that its bib composition is full, patterned mostly full embroidery.

In addition to the above commonly used modeling, in the existing physical specimens, you can also see two kinds of special shaped bibs. One is in the original pleated fan-shaped (or diamond-shaped) piece of cloth below, plus a square belly piece, this form is more common in the central region and the northern Hakka Zhuang. Another so-called "under the pocket", shaped like a clutch purse, can be worn between the inner shirt and outerwear, used to store money, such as today's common fanny packs and so on.