Hakka Cool Hat and Clothing Culture

In Hakka areas, Hakka women wear a unique cool hat, which is made of thin contempt pieces and straw. In addition to the front, 16 cm long folded cloth is hung around, which is black, blue and white, colorful and looks like beautiful flowers from a distance. More interestingly, young unmarried girls are still weaving two colorful ribbons at both ends of the hanging cloth. Therefore, whether there is a ribbon is a sign to judge whether Hakka girls have in-laws or not. Because this kind of cool hat can keep out the sun and is cool and pleasant, guests and enthusiasts are used to calling it "cool hat".

It is said that Hakka women's cool hats have a history of 1000 years. According to legend, at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the people of the Central Plains could not bear the ravages of foreign iron hooves and migrated to the south. These immigrants came to the desolate mountainous areas of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong in the south. In the north, men plow fields and women weave, and women rarely show their faces. In the south, these traditional lifestyles can no longer be continued. But according to the rules, it is immoral for women to show their faces in public, so these Central Plains women came up with a way: cover their faces with a black cloth on the hat worn by men, leaving only two holes for sight. Later, everyone felt inconvenient, so they took off the covered cloth and sewed it on the edge of the hat to hang it. Later, I simply cut off the hanging part in front. In this way, it became the cool hat we saw today.

After the formation of Hakka clans in the border areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, the unique Hakka culture was formed accordingly. Hakka culture is rooted in the Central Plains culture, but it is also integrated with the customs and habits of local residents, forming its own characteristics. Hakka costumes alone have many characteristics. Generally speaking, Hakka costumes are simple and practical, spacious and simple. In terms of hue, I like plain colors, mainly blue, black and white, which may be a direct manifestation of Hakka people's general diligence and thrift.

Throughout the history of modern Hakka, the styles of Hakka costumes are constantly updated, and the popular costumes in different periods can't be the same, but in general, no matter which period Hakka costumes are in, they can't be separated from the characteristics of simplicity and simplicity. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, almost all Hakka men, women and children wore "side lapels", long sleeves, straight collars and buttons. The front lapel inclines to the right from the neckline, and the inner lapel is bagged. Pants are "big crotch pants", wide and big, connected to the waist, four or five inches wide. The waist is not open, and the excess part is folded in front of the stomach and tied with a belt. Pant legs, also known as trouser legs, are about 0.3 meters wide. Women's clothes are rolled up at the collar, and lace is added at the front, cuffs and trouser legs. This is simpler than other clothing styles of the same period, but it has unique significance.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, when the upper-class men in Hakka society went out or received guests, they mainly wore long gowns and sometimes put on jackets outside. An apron commonly worn by rural women "covers the abdomen" can actually cover the chest. The hem is wide to both sides, and the upper end is embroidered with flowers, plus "neck chain", "waist chain", "tooth tag" and "bracelet". These clothes are still worn by old people in rural areas. At that time, girls usually wore braids, and young women mainly wore buns. In addition, if Hakka women with little feet occasionally entangle their feet, they also wear embroidered shoes and a handkerchief. Generally, peasant women don't bind their feet, but peasant women are also Ropa. During the Republic of China, the side lapels worn by Hakkas were gradually eliminated, and gowns and jackets increased. Later, the Chinese tunic suit appeared and became popular among intellectuals. Generally speaking, most workers wear short shirts for remedy, commonly known as jackets. Hakka women are still dominated by side skirts, and only a few women who have read books change into cheongsam or blue-black skirts, and their sleeves are obviously shortened to the palms. Many men who have read books also wear western-style trousers with belts or suspenders, while women's trousers have always been dominated by large crotch. In terms of shoes and socks, the Qing Dynasty wore cloth shoes, which were made by housewives. More barefoot in rainy days; Or clogs bottom cloth shoes, Changting called "shoes"; Or the cloth sole is thickened and coated with tung oil. Go out of town or go up the mountain to cut grass and firewood, and wear sandals. During the Republic of China, rubber shoes, rain boots and leather shoes were brought in from other places, and only a few people wore them. A pair of rain boots is often used by the whole family Socks were sewn with cloth in the old days, and yarn-woven socks began to appear in the late Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, men in the upper class wore hats and hats. Ordinary men wore cylindrical claw hats made of cotton thread, and later they wore hemispherical wool hats. Women seldom wear hats in cold weather.