Author(s)

Qiwang Zhao and Qianyun Lyu

Corresponding Author

Qiwang Zhao

Abstract

In the period of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties as well as Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were many Western cultural factors in people's hats, caps and hairstyles. The origins and spreading of these elements could be traced, and it is of great significance to study them systematically and comprehensively. On the basis of existing research, this paper discusses key problems of the form, origin and spreading of various foreign cultural factors from aspects of the Zhuque hat, the hat with decorative wings, the Xumao hat, the Buyao hat, Mili, the Weimao cap, hair bands as well as the plait hair style. Through these analyses, we can find out the historical background of cultural exchanges and ethnic group flow between China and the west at that time

Keywords

Hats and caps, Hairstyles, Western cultural factors, Sogdian, Persia