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Why is the horse face skirt called horse face?

Horse-face skirt, also known as "horse-face pleated skirt", is one of the main dresses of ancient women in China. Front, back, inner and outer skirt doors * * *, overlapping in pairs. The outer skirt door is decorated, and the inner skirt door is decorated with little or no decoration. There are folds on the side of the horse face skirt, and the waist of the skirt is mostly white cloth. It means to grow old together, fixed with ropes or buttons. "Horse face skirt is called" horse face skirt "because its design is more suitable for riding. Why are the front and rear skirts separated just for riding! Horse-faced skirts first appeared in the Qidan nationality, mainly based on the changes of traditional Hanfu skirts. There is only one skirt door behind the traditional Hanfu skirt, which is inconvenient to ride. The Khitans changed it into a four-skirt door, which was convenient for riding, and their legs were looming when riding. This is a very personalized and practical dress.