The official uniforms of the Qing dynasty are different from those of previous dynasties and have unique characteristics. Many zombie costumes in domestic zombie movies are based on the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty. Because the ruler of the Qing Dynasty was Manchu, the design of official uniforms also included the characteristics of Manchu and Han costumes. The main variety of official uniforms in Qing dynasty is robes and mandarin jackets, which are designed according to the main dress characteristics of Han people. But the official hats worn by Qing officials are quite different from those of other dynasties. Anyone who has seen historical dramas or understands history knows that official hats before the Qing Dynasty have strong Han characteristics. In the Qing dynasty, in order to distinguish between the DPRK and China, the rulers changed the old official hat into a high hat.
There are two main types of high hats worn by Qing officials. One is a warm hat worn in winter, which is mostly round outside and surrounded by vertical eaves. Because winter is used to keep out the cold, warm materials are used. The other is a cool hat worn in summer. A cool hat is very different from a warm hat. It has no brim, such as an inverted hat, which is also called a trumpet top hat. Because the cool hat is worn in summer, the material is mostly rattan and bamboo that are easy to breathe, and it is wrapped in satin.
In fact, whether it is a warm hat worn in winter or a cool hat worn in summer, the material of the hat can be customized by the officials themselves. Good conditions can be made of mink and fox fur as warm hats, and officials with poor conditions can also be made of various forms of cotton wool. Since the material of the hat can be customized by itself, how to distinguish the official rank from the hat? Is the hat made of good materials by officials big? This should not be practical. After all, you can't take off the hats of other officials for material identification.
In fact, in addition to the main part of the hat, there are two parts of the hat that cannot be ignored. One is the crown bead on the top of the hat. In Qing dynasty, the color and specifications of crown beads varied according to the rank of officials. For example, the crown beads worn by a senior official in the imperial court are made of rubies, while those used by officials of other grades are made of different materials, such as sapphires and crystals. Those below Grade 9 without grades are not available. Another part that officials wear is Hualing.
I believe many people who have seen historical dramas in the Qing Dynasty know that when a court official violates the law and discipline and is punished by the emperor or superiors, one punishment measure is to take off the official's top hat. This is a very severe punishment, and its punishment effect is no different from dismissal or demotion. In fact, although the top-wearing Hualing is a whole, there are differences between these two things. So what is Hualing?
In many film and television dramas in the Qing Dynasty, a long tail-like thing called "Hualing" was dragged behind the top hat of an upright official. Hualing is made of peacock's tail. On the one hand, it can symbolize the rank of an official, and more importantly, it represents a position. In the Qing Dynasty, not all officials could own the Hualing, and only those who contributed to the imperial court or made meritorious deeds were rewarded by the emperor. Therefore, among the officials in the Qing Dynasty, it is a very fascinating thing to have a flower feather.
Hualing is also divided into three grades, which are divided into one-eyed hualing, two-eyed hualing and three-eyed hualing according to the number of round eyes on hualing, of which three-eyed hualing is the most precious. To say how precious the three-eye feather is, let's first find out who can wear two-eye feather. In the Qing dynasty, those who could wear two-eyed flowers must be the relatives of the royal princes. Imagine how much energy it takes to be named a marquis by the imperial court, not to mention that three-eyed hualing is more precious than two-eyed hualing.
It is precisely because the conditions required for rewarding Three-Eye Hualing are extremely harsh that they must be people who have made great contributions to the country. Therefore, from the time when Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne to the end of Qing Dynasty, only seven people obtained the Three Eyes Hualing, all of whom were ministers of the imperial court at that time, and made great contributions to the development and foundation consolidation of Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong period, my favorite little Shenyang tried every means to get a three-eyed feather, but the emperor Qianlong never gave it to him, which was enough to see the preciousness of the three-eyed feather.