The name of the horse-faced skirt, a distinctive garment, contains a rich history and culture. Why is it called "horse noodles"?
This is not because it is related to horseback riding, but because of its unique design elements. During the Ming Dynasty, an important part of the construction of the city wall was the horse face, which was a type of structure that protruded horizontally and vertically from the city wall to defend against the enemy. Its appearance and image are just like a horse's face, hence its name. The name of the horse face skirt is due to the similarity between its skirt style and the horse face.
The origin of the horse-faced skirt can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty had a profound influence on its naming. The Yuan Dynasty destroyed the original city facilities in the Han Dynasty, and by the Ming Dynasty, large-scale city construction operations began throughout the country. The engineering volume of the city wall occupies a large proportion, from important cities such as Nanjing to ordinary state capitals and county seats, all of which are built in accordance with the layout standards stipulated by the imperial court.
The horse face of the Nanjing city wall and the horse face of the Xi'an city wall that we see today are all products of the Ming Dynasty. This further explains why, although the horse-faced skirt has appeared in the Song Dynasty, it was first named after the horse face in the Ming Dynasty.
The horse-faced skirt, officially named since the Ming Dynasty, belongs to the traditional clothing of the Han nationality. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, although the Manchu custom required that the uniform military and civilian clothing should not follow the Han system, as a sign of submission or not, after some struggle, the Manchu and Han sides reached a compromise, stipulating that "men do not obey women" on clothing. Therefore, the horse-faced skirt as a women's clothing was continued to be inherited in the Qing Dynasty and became the daily dress of Han women, which continued until the ** period.
Is the horse face skirt the new Chinese clothing? It belongs to the traditional dress of the Han nationality and is different from the modern women's dress. When wearing a horse-faced skirt, the inside should be synchronized, and wearing pants is the correct way to pass it on. For the inheritance and protection of the horse-faced skirt, we should pay more attention and attention, so that this excellent traditional Han costume can be continued and carried forward.