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Recreation of Chinese hanfu in Ming dynasty by 明华堂

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Chinese dramas x Chinese history

It’s very common to see C-dramas take inspiration from actual historical paintings and artifacts from different dynasties. With some dramas adding a modern twist to them.

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Details of wedding fengguan of Dou Zhao

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Crowns of China "Phoenix"

"Fengguan", which literally means "Phoenix crown", is a Chinese traditional ceremonial headdress worn by noble women.

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Phoenix Crowns

Phoenix Crowns have a long history in China. Called fengguan (鳳冠), phoenix crowns were worn by noblewomen for ceremonies, official occasions, and weddings. 

The phoenix crown got its start as fengchai (鳳釵), otherwise known as phoenix hairpin. Fengchai were worn by empresses and imperial concubines starting from the time of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Eventually it would evolve from a mere hairpin to an elaborate crown decorated with precious gemstones. 

Phoenix Crowns would be adorned with phoenixes made of kingfisherpins, gold dragons, beaded pheasants, pearls, and other gemstones. The number of each phoenix, dragon, and gemstone was different on each crown. Empress Xiaoduanxian’s crown (pictured above) had 3 phoenixes, 6 dragons, 5,499 pearls, 71 rubies, and 57 sapphires. These crowns would also feature 6 blades of temple ornaments, which were the wings found at the sides and backs of the crown. 

Imperial Concubines and Imperial Princesses would wear similar crowns such as a jiudiguan (九翟冠, nine pheasant crown), qidiguan (七翟冠, seven pheasants crown), or a wudiguan (五翟冠, five pheasants crown). The number of pheasants on the crown indicated the individual's rank and only a Crown Princess could have temple ornaments on her crown. 

Other noblewomen would the Pearl and Emerald Crown (珍珠翡翠冠, zhenzhufeicuiguan), which was decorated with pearls and gemstones. These crowns lacked the temple ornaments of the imperial women.

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Ming Dynasty Hanfu Wedding Costume Modeling - Phoenix Crown

Work of LINSEA PHOTO Studio

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fengguan (鳳冠): pheonix crown

fengguan is a chinese traditional ceremonial headgear worn by noblewomen. these crowns were first developed during the tang dynasty and were worn till the very end of the ming dynasty. many changes were made with time, and it would be worn either by a bride on her wedding day or by an aristocratic lady on formal occasions, as an indication of her wealth and status. 

the crown is decorated with gold dragons, phoenixes made with kingfisher feathers, beaded pheasants, pearls, clouds, flowers, and gemstones. the number of pearls used range from 3426 to 5449, while the number of gemstones used range from 95 to 128. depending on the number of dragons, phoenixes and pheasants, and the presence or absence of certain ornaments, there are different varieties of fengguan. 

the fengguan of empresses includes the 12 dragons and 9 phoenixes crown, 9 dragons and 9 phoenixes crown, and the 6 dragons and 3 phoenixes crown.  the fengguan worn by royal concubines and princesses (includes wives of princes) included the 9 pheasants crown, 7 pheasants crown, and 5 pheasants crown, which was adorned with beaded pheasants and gold phoenixes, with the number of pheasants representing the wearer’s royal rank.

from left to right: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are from the ming dynasty while 1, 5 and 8 are from the song dynasty