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Fengguan (Chinese: 鳳冠; pinyin: fèngguān), also known as phoenix coronet or phoenix hat, [1] [2] is a type of guan (a type of Chinese traditional headgear) for women in Hanfu. It was worn mainly by noblewomen for ceremonies or official occasions.
Infantry wore suits of lacquered rawhide, hardened and lacquered leather [or partially tanned rawhide?], or iron [or iron alloys such as steel] lamellar armour and caps or iron helmets. A suit of iron armour dating to the Western Han period consisted of 328 lamellae pieces. [22] Some riders wore armour and carried shields and some horses were ...
A cylindrical cap; it has a higher back and lower front. Originally it was a soldiers' headscarf that later developed into a head covering cap in the Han Dynasty and adopted into widespread use. [33] A red jinze called chize (赤帻) was used by military personnel, while another variant called jieze(介帻) is used by civil officials and servants.
Guan (Chinese: 冠; pinyin: guān), literally translated as hat or cap or crown in English, [1] is a general term which refers to a type of headwear in Hanfu which covers a small area of the upper part of the head instead of the entire head.
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It is suggested that the use of lingzi originated from the wuguan (Chinese: 武冠; pinyin: wǔguān; lit. 'military cap'), a form of guan used by the military officials since the ancient times. [3] Similar headgear decorated with pairs of lingzi worn the military can be seen in paintings dating to the Ming dynasty .
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A type of form of ruanjiao putou which consisted of square-piece of cloth wrap around the head; the two ends of the fabric were then tied at the back at either side of the neck and were then wrapped around the head before being together above the forehead. [3]: 319 Chuijiao Putou (垂腳襆頭) A black hat with two drooped down wing-like flaps.