China is a vast country, and the climate differences between the north and the south are significant, and it is impossible to agree on whether to eat dumplings or dumplings during the Chinese New Year. However, during that particular time of the millennium, whether in the north or in the south, as long as winter comes, we can see a unique sight.
Whether it's street vendors or hurried pedestrians, they almost all wear a green double-breasted military coat.
As the years passed, the green gradually faded out of people's sight, and at the same time, the marks of the era of scarcity of materials also quietly faded. The 100-year history of military coats continues today, and coats have become a common clothing style, whether it is a windbreaker, raincoat or mink coat, this kind of windproof and waterproof coat has long been commonplace.
However, when the coat was first born, it was an indisputable high-end garment, an excellent tool for the aristocracy to show off their status. As for how the coat entered the homes of ordinary people, the influence of the revolution has always been difficult to let go.
The prelude to the Industrial Revolution was kicked off by the Jenny weaving machine, which brought about a leap in productivity and was a milestone in human history. As a representative industry of the Industrial Revolution, the textile industry has become an indispensable part of their lives because of its high quality and low price, so that ordinary people can also wear the most expensive woolen coats in the past.
The French Revolution swept through the feudal dynasties of Europe like a storm, and set the revolutionary flames of the bourgeoisie on fire. The frequent occurrence of wars has made great changes in the equipment and needs of the army, and the military coat is the product of this period, which quickly became the standard equipment of each team.
With the expansion of the scale of the war, the troops frequently traveled long distances, and the heavy logistics materials had to be abandoned, which made the survival environment of the soldiers in the field extremely difficult.
They can overcome many difficulties when they are awake, but once they are asleep, they become very vulnerable, and the most fatal problem is hypothermia. The appearance of the military coat successfully solved this problem, it could shelter from the wind and rain, and also withstand the severe cold when resting, effectively reducing the non-combat attrition of the troops.
Even in peacetime, the design of military coats was preserved, and gradually spread from the military to the civilian population, forming a popular trend. With the more frequent exchanges between Chinese and Western civilizations, the coat in the modern sense began to enter China.
This classic coat was warmly received across the country, and for the Chinese at the time, it was a new Western fashion product. However, due to the influence of the idea of "** Shangguo", people's attitudes towards this coat present two completely different views.
In China at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, people's choice of clothing was not just a personal aesthetic, but a way to express their own attitudes and positions. Under the successive unequal treaties at that time, the Qing ** was in danger, and in order to find a way out, the only choice for the ruler was to control the razor, and the establishment of a new army also followed.
In the new army of the late Qing Dynasty, whether it was daily drills, equipment, or even the army, they were all westernized, and the double-breasted overcoat was one of the characteristics of the Prussian army at that time, which not only reflected China's acceptance of Western technology and culture at that time, but also a microcosm of China's social changes in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
Although the Qing ** has decayed, the military coat they introduced into the Western style has been preserved and is loved by many military and political dignitaries, and can even be worn on formal occasions.
However, in the era of warlord scuffle and rampant **, this military overcoat could not reach the hands of the grassroots soldiers, and only the senior officers could have it. This situation was not changed until the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the People's Liberation Army successfully introduced its first uniform of uniform, the 1950-style military uniform, and completed its historical mission.
The classic green double-breasted coat is derived from the design concept of the 50-style military coat, even if more military coat styles such as the 55-style and the 65-style appeared later, they all continue the classic style of the 50-style.
At that time, it was the glory of people to join the army, military uniforms were regarded as fashionable, and military coats naturally became a classic style in people's hearts. On the one hand, because in the era of material scarcity, people's choices are relatively limited, and on the other hand, the outstanding performance of military coats has been unanimously recognized by the public.
On the Internet, some people believe that the south is colder than the north, however, for the winter in the north, the military coat is like a fish to water, an indispensable necessity in life.
In higher latitudes such as the Northeast, the winter is long and cold, and there are no warm tools such as down jackets and warm babies, so it is necessary to have equipment that can maintain body temperature and isolate cold air when going out.
Although the military coat is also a cotton coat, its warmth effect can be said to be unique due to its unique double-breasted design. Army coats, both original and imitation, have excellent performance.
With the rapid take-off of China's economy, China's military manufacturing technology has also made unprecedented breakthroughs, and a large number of new materials and new processes have been innovatively developed. The application of these high-tech achievements in military uniforms not only improves the warmth performance of winter clothing, but also reduces the load of soldiers, making clothing lighter and moving more freely.
In 2007, the newly designed 07-style military uniform came out as scheduled, and the soldiers guarding the border changed into more beautiful and comfortable military uniforms, and the double-breasted coat that had served for many years also completed its mission on this historical stage.
On a cold winter day, we may still catch a glimpse of green in the crowd, reminiscent of the past years. However, there is nothing earth-shattering behind the disappearance of the military coat, only because of scientific and technological progress and rapid economic and social development.
It has only been 300 years since the first industrial revolution, but human civilization has undergone more changes than in the previous millennium. It's not just the green double-breasted military coat that disappears from the world, and behind the death often means a new life.
The disappearance of the military coat reveals to us the harshest reality of modern society, that is, if we do not make changes, we will eventually be eliminated. This is not the case for an ordinary piece of clothing, not to mention a product that embodies countless cutting-edge technologies.
Modern society is developing much faster than we imagine, just like the military coat in people's memories, the slightest negligence will be abandoned by time.
Time flies like a white horse, and we are not allowed to pass too sadly. Only by grasping the present can we not waste this life and look forward to the future.