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In ancient times, as an important part of women's external decoration, headdress not only had an aesthetic role, but also carried rich cultural connotations and social symbolic meanings. Different styles, materials and wearing methods of headdresses show the identity and status of ancient women, and also reflect the aesthetic concepts and cultural traditions of the society at that time. In ancient times, there were many types of women's headdresses, such as hairpins, hairpins, step shakers, headbands, etc. In the process of blending with the aesthetic traditions of Han culture, the Qing Dynasty also brought decorative elements with ethnic minority characteristics. Let's open the dressing boxes of the concubines of the Qing Dynasty and see what unique headdresses they have. flat
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Manchu women have a unique hairstyle called the two heads. When combing your hair, tie your hair on the top of your head, then use a long flat headdress as a base, divide your hair into two strands and comb them to the left and right, and comb the rest of your hair into a swallowtail-shaped bun. The item used to hold this hairstyle together is the flat square.
This picture depicts the scene of Emperor Xianfeng's Mei Guifei and Chun nobles and Xin often fishing in the garden. Their hair is styled as the two heads mentioned above, and the flat squares are fastened to the top of their heads with hair and red thread, and are decorated with hairpins and sometimes fresh flowers, which contrast with the fresh fragrance of the garden. 
Mei Guifei Spring Noble Walk Chart Axis (detail).
The official website of the Palace Museum.
In the early Qing Dynasty, women combed two handfuls of hair with real hair, and in the late Qing Dynasty, the two handfuls of hair were made of green satin and placed on the top of the head, but the connection with the head seat made of real hair still relied on flat squares. In the Qing Dynasty, there were many types and quantities of flat squares, and the production materials were jade, jadeite, tortoiseshell, etc.
The Palace Museum has different styles and materials of different flat squares. The flat square shown in the picture below is made of white jade, the middle jade is white and unadorned, and the two ends are inlaid with symmetrical lotus patterns. The lotus pattern is made up of a variety of colored gemstones. 
White jade inlaid lotus pattern flat square*** The official website of the Palace Museum is made of emerald branches, lotus pods, and lotus leaves, pink tourmaline is made of blooming lotus flowers and frogs on lotus leaves, and red sapphires are made of small flower buds. The end of the handle is inlaid with light pink tourmaline flowers on both sides, and the core is inlaid with a pearl in each core. Tin
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Tianzi is a kind of crown hat most commonly worn by Manchurian aristocratic women in auspicious festivals except for the emperor's accession to the throne, wedding, and concubine canonization. This kind of hat is generally woven into a hat rack with rattan silk, and some are wound with black silk thread on cardboard or thin iron wire as a tire, woven into checkered patterns, money patterns, panintestines and other forms, and then embedded on the hat rack with various gems and pearls to form various auspicious patterns.
The din is decorated with a variety of din flowers, all of which are removable, and users can change the din flowers according to their personal preferences and changes in popular styles. According to the number and style of the Dian, the Dianzi can be divided into half-day, full-day and Fengden, each with different occasions of use. 
Silver gilt inlaid jewels.
The decoration on the edge of the mouth of the Palace Museum is the mouth of the palace, and its ornamentation is diverse. The concubine mostly uses phoenix pattern mouth, there are nine phoenixes, seven phoenixes, five phoenixes, etc. Jiufengdiankou is worn by the queen mother and queen. In addition to the mouth of the tin, there are also decorations such as the flower and the tail of the tin, each with its own regulations, and the elaborate decoration of multiple parts makes a din present an excellent visual effect. Diancui is an ancient traditional craft in our country, with the feathers of the kingfisher pasted on the metal bottom bracket made of gold and silver, the feathers are soft and fine, the color is enduring, although the Diancui jewelry will still be bright as ever after hundreds of years. 
Copper gilded silk dots emerald inlaid beads stone phoenix.
The official website of the Palace Museum.
Diancui is a common decoration on the Dianzi, as shown in the picture above, this copper-plated tired silk dotted cui inlaid bead stone Fengdian, is worn by the Guangxu Emperor and Empress when wearing auspicious clothes, the upper circle of the Dian, with a dot cui hollow ancient money pattern on the head, lined with red velvet, very delicate and eye-catching.
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The golden covenant is one of the headdresses of the concubines of the Qing Dynasty, which is worn with court clothes, and it is necessary to wear the golden covenant when wearing the crown to tie the hair. The gold yo resembles a round hairpin and consists of two parts: a gold hoop and a beaded bead that hangs at the back.
The gold moire carved on the gold hoop and the number of rows of beads hanging on the back of the head reflect the rank and status of the concubine. The queen mother and the queen's gold is about thirteen gold clouds, and the beads are five elements and two; The imperial concubine and the concubine are carved gold cloud twelve, and the beads are three lines and three lines; The concubine is the eleventh gold cloud, and the beads are three lines and three on; The concubine is carved gold cloud eight, and the beads are three lines and three. This gold is about to be used by concubines in the Qing Dynasty, and the beads have been missing, and only the gold hoop remains. The gold hoop is composed of eight sections of gold trays, the upper and lower edges of the gold trays are decorated with silk moire, and lapis lazuli is embedded in the middle of each section. Each internode is connected with a plum blossom-shaped gold rivet, and there is a tired silk gold cloud outside, and the gold cloud is embedded with an east pearl in the middle. 
Gold inlaid lapis lazuli gold about.
The official website of the Palace Museum.
Dongzhu is a kind of freshwater pearl produced in the lower reaches of the Songhua River and its tributaries in Northeast China, the Qing Dynasty royal family attaches great importance to it, and has made provisions that only the palace can be controlled, and the princes and ministers are not allowed to use it at will. Its large, round ones are adorned with crowns or morning beads, and special-shaped beads are used for inlays.
In the portraits of the court clothes of the concubines of the Qing Dynasty, you can see the gold covenants they wore from the lower edge of their crowns and hats. The picture below is the Qianlong Emperor's Empress Xiaoxianchun, surnamed Fucha, the picture shows that when she was named queen at the age of 24, the court painter painted a portrait of her court dress, and the ring-shaped ornament on her forehead is the gold covenant. 
Portrait of Empress Hyo Hyun Chun in court clothes" shaft.
Through the above exquisite headdresses, we can feel the pursuit of beauty by ancient women, and we can also get a glimpse of the social hierarchy at that time. Each tiara carries a long history and culture, giving us a more nuanced and in-depth understanding of the lives of women in ancient times.
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