英文說明:From the Ming to the Qing Dynasties (until the Guangxu Reign), women commonly wore beautifully embroidered headdresses around their heads. Both decorative and practical (they kept the hair in place), they were worn by older women until the early years of the Republic. The double phoenixes and flowers embroidered in the yellow oval located in the center of this example, a hemmed ribbon, symbolize continuance of the family line, prosperity, and social position.