What kind of clothing is the sunrise crown?

The morning glow crown is unique in Tibetan costumes.

Tubo Zanpa wears a morning glow crown, which is a tubular headscarf made of crimson luminous felt. Like the sunrise, the sunrise looks up. The sunrise crown will also tie a red forehead, which is a headdress that can be used up and down. They wear robes, left collars, large lapels and long sleeves to their ankles. Generally, plain felt robes are used, but lapels will be brocade.

1. Origin and history

The morning glow crown originated in the Warring States period and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Originally, it was an exclusive headdress worn by middle and senior generals or soldiers with outstanding martial arts, and later it became a common costume decoration for officials or royal nobles in the Han Dynasty.

2. Style and production

The style of the morning glow crown is different in different historical periods and regions, but it is generally in the form of a dragon or a "phoenix" composed of several pieces of jade, hovering above the crown, and then connected into a whole with materials such as gold and silver thread or colored silk rope. The technology is quite exquisite and elegant. Making a sunrise crown requires many traditional tools, materials and techniques. After years of honing and carving by craftsmen, a noble and elegant sunrise crown can be made.

3. Etiquette and symbols

The morning glow crown is one of the symbols of China's traditional social identity, which is full of noble and honorable meanings. In the Qing Dynasty, sourdrang queen formulated a series of etiquette for wearing the morning glow crown, and four emperors Kangxi, Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang also formulated relevant systems, which stipulated the occasions and identity requirements for wearing the morning glow crown, further demonstrating its sacredness and special status.

4. Impact and protection

In modern society, the morning glow crown has gradually withdrawn from traditional etiquette and cultural life, but many people still cherish its cultural value and historical details. In order to protect the Sunglow Crown, an intangible cultural heritage and artwork, the China Municipal Government has carried out a lot of cultural heritage protection work, and set up special institutions to collect, sort out, repair, display and promote related cultural relics and artifacts, so as to make them better passed down.

To sum up, the morning glow crown is a kind of headdress in Chinese traditional costumes, which completely shows its unique and precious cultural connotation and artistic characteristics from the aspects of origin, style making, etiquette symbol and protection.