In summer, most people in the Qing Dynasty wore bunts, that is, the simplest clothes and pants. If there are holes, they may not even wear patches, but they will also wear short clothes and trouser legs. Ordinary people's single clothes and trousers are made of ordinary cotton cloth or coarse cloth, but they are light and breathable, and they are very loose, so the overall heat dissipation function is quite good.
However, officials are different from rich people. In summer, their clothes are mainly robes and robes, but the materials are changed into thin and breathable fabrics such as tulle and feather satin.
In summer, the emperor wears mostly plain yarn and light clothes. Although it still looks tight, it is very cool and breathable, light and comfortable. Moreover, his shoes and socks are also satin, and they are not stuffy at all.
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In summer, in addition to wearing light and breathable clothes, people in the Qing Dynasty also used ice cubes to cool down. In the first winter, they will hide the ice cubes in a special pit in advance, and when summer comes, they will take them out and put them in the house to cool off, and the effect is still very good.
Ancient cool accessories:
1, hat
A hat is a hat that keeps out the sun and rain. It has wide edges and is woven with bamboo strips sandwiched with oil paper or bamboo leaves and brown silk. From ancient times to the present, in the rural areas of the south of the Yangtze River, almost every household has a hat. When going out, wear it on your head in rain or shine, which becomes an indispensable necessity in production and life.
2. Cool hat
The official hats used by Qing officials in summer are called cool hats. The shape of a cool hat, without eaves, is like a cone, commonly known as a horn. Most of the materials are made of rattan and bamboo. Wrapped in silk, mostly white, but also useful lake color, yellow and so on. Decorate with red tassels and beads. Ding Zhu is an important symbol to distinguish official positions.
3, headscarf
The headscarf, with a long history, was originally a symbol of civilians. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was stipulated that literati must wear Confucian scarves, which later spread widely and became a convenient and affordable decoration.
4. Circular fan
China fan culture has a profound historical background. Tuanfan is one of many fans, which originated in Shang Dynasty. It was originally made of colorful pheasant hair, which was used by the emperor to shade, wind and sand when he went out for inspection. After the Western Han Dynasty, fans began to enjoy the cool.