Song official headwear
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Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
officials consisted of a black hat with two wing-like flaps. The thin flaps are stiff and straight, and could extend up to almost a meter each.
See also
- Qing official headwear
- Tang official headwearTang official headwearthumb|Tang Emperor Xuanzong wearing Tang style headwearThe headwear of Tang dynasty officials consisted of a black hat with two wing-like flaps. However, contrary to headwear of the Song dynasty, the flaps droop down.-See also:*Qing official headwear...
- Ming official headwearMing official headwearThe headwear of a Han Chinese official during Ming Dynasty China consisted of a black hat with two wing-like flaps of thin, oval shaped boards on each side called the wushamao...
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