It’s all my own hair
The book "The Life of Nobles in the Late Qing Dynasty" co-authored by Zai Tao and Yun Baohui once said that "Manchu women usually comb their hair in two ways" , simple style, all made of real hair tied with jade or emerald horizontal ‘flat square’.”
The style of hair worn by the concubines of the Qing Dynasty can be said to be a mysterious matter: this secret was only revealed after Cixi took charge of politics from behind the curtain and became known to the world with her "maternal etiquette". The "big pulled wings" popular in the late Qing Dynasty was recognized by the world as the official hairstyle of the imperial concubines. Eunuchs ordered their wives and folk women to imitate it one after another, and it has been passed down to the drama stage to this day.
In fact, the hairstyles of concubines in the Qing Dynasty also experienced the same process as the social development of the Qing Dynasty, from low to high, from simple to complex, from simple to luxurious. Extended information
The flag head mainly refers to the hairstyle of Manchu women. The hairstyle of married Manchu women is usually a bun.
Dala wings, also known as Dajing type, Dachuan car, Dala wings, Dalachi, flag head, flag head board, etc., were popular among women in the Manchu and Qing palaces in the late Qing Dynasty. The headdress is in the form of a plate-like crown, presenting a towering appearance like an archway.
It is usually worn on top of the two-piece head made of real hair, forming an exaggerated big two-piece head shape.
The common large fin is a fan-shaped hollow hard shell, about one foot high, with a round hoop about the size of a head below. The frame is made of iron wire, the body is made of cloth (multiple layers of cloth bonded with paste), and the surface is wrapped in black satin or velvet.
The surface of the large wings can be decorated with silk flowers, hairpins, hairpins and many other decorations, and sometimes there are tassels hanging on the sides.
When the large fin is in use, it is fixed on the head with a flat hairpin and can be removed when not in use.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia Qitou