The horse-faced skirt is derived from the evolution of the "enclosure" skirt.
The spiral skirt is seen in the Song Dynasty literati Jiang Xiufu's "Jianglin Magazine": "It is also said that women who do not wear wide hakama and skirts, and make spiral skirts, must open their hips before and after, so that they can ride donkeys." "The spiral skirt is composed of two skirts of equal area and independent of each other, and when making a skirt, the two skirt pieces are partially stacked together and then sewn to the waist of the skirt. In the Song Dynasty, the prototype of the horse-faced skirt was first seen, and it was formed in the early Song Dynasty and was completely finalized in the Ming Dynasty. It was popular until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. Compared with the Song and Yuan dynasties, the horse-faced skirt door in the Ming Dynasty was narrower and had more pleats. The term horse face first appeared in the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty, mostly to describe the structure of the horse face of the city wall. Horse face skirt, the word horse face is borrowed.
The production process of the horse face skirt is complicated, and it needs to go through many processes such as design, cutting, sewing, and embroidery. In the past, a skilled embroiderer, busy from morning to night, could only complete about an inch of embroidery. Because of this, each horse-faced skirt is a painstaking work, embodying the wisdom and ingenuity of folk artists.
With the changes of the times, many traditional cultures have gradually been forgotten.
However, in the upsurge of intangible cultural heritage protection in recent years, the horse-faced skirt has re-entered people's field of vision with its unique charm.
More and more people are beginning to pay attention to this traditional skill, and try to integrate it into fashion elements in modern life, so that the horse face skirt will be rejuvenated.
In today's society, the horse-faced skirt has become a cultural symbol, representing the Chinese nation's respect and inheritance of traditional culture. In various international cultural exchange activities, the horse face skirt has repeatedly become the focus of attention, attracting the attention of countless foreign friends. It not only conveys the charm of Chinese culture, but also demonstrates the national self-confidence of the Chinese nation.