Later, Queen Ma Huanghou of Ming Taizu, who is said to be a commoner, specially allowed married folk women to wear rockhopper. This custom has been passed down to the late Qing Dynasty. ?
"Bi Xia" originated from the costume of Taoist leaders in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Taoist leaders used "getting off the iron" as their vestments. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty believed in Taoism and respected Taoist priests, so he told women in the palace to wear long gowns. Later, customs gradually evolved. Women wear silk before marriage and use it after marriage. It has become a symbol to distinguish married and unmarried women. In Song Dynasty, only official women could embroider Xia Yun on silk, while women in other families could only wear silk without embroidery. In the Ming Dynasty, both the empress and the wives of officials wore robes, but the empress embroidered dragons and phoenixes with cinnabar and gold thread. Other women can only embroider dark blue clouds or flowers and birds, and it depends on their official position. ?
After the demise of the Ming dynasty, the Qing dynasty once tried to force the Han people to wear clean clothes, but it was abandoned because of the strong resistance of the people. At that time, all brides used crowns as wedding dresses. It was not until the success of the Northern Expedition that there were many reforms in wedding dresses, and most brides wore western-style dresses. ?
In the early years, when a woman got married, she could enjoy the privilege of wearing a long gown with a crown. This traditional custom has been widely circulated among Zhejiang people for more than 800 years. ?
How can a girl get married dressed up so noble and sit side by side with the emperor's "queen" and enjoy such supreme honor? There is a touching story circulating here:
Corruption occurred in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Jin Wushu invaded the capital Lin 'an (Hangzhou). Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, was defeated by Jin Bing and fled south. After crossing Qiantang and Cao E, the nomads from China are still in hot pursuit. Kang Wang then went straight to Ninghai after Fenghua. When I arrived at Xidian Qianjin Village, I suddenly saw a ruined temple on the roadside, and a village girl sat on the threshing floor in front of the temple. When the village girl saw that Kang Wang had escaped, she used her quick wits and told Kang Wang to hide in the grain basket and sit on it casually. When the nomads from the army chased the girl and asked if anyone was passing by, the village girl unhurriedly pointed with her hand and said that they had fled to the south. Nomads from the letter, go south. As a result, Kang Wang escaped death. ?
Kang Wang cheated the village girl of Jinbing with clever tricks, which made him very grateful. He immediately promised the girl that if she ascended the throne again, she could enjoy the honor of sitting in a sedan chair, wearing a phoenix crown and wearing a gown in the name of "queen" when she got married. ?
Soon, Kang Wang was saved and returned to the Golden Temple. He remembered the "golden words and jade words" made by the village girl, so he made a decree to let the village girl be the "queen" and let her really enjoy the special honor of the phoenix crown and the imperial concubine when she got married. At the same time, the ruined temple was built, engraved with the words "Imperial Palace". Later, rural girls followed suit when they got married, wearing robes with hat badges. This custom is spread all over Zhejiang, which is the story of "Zhejiang women do their best to seal the king". This custom spread for more than 800 years and was not abolished until after liberation. ?
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