Gossip yellow jacket (Figure)

In the Qing Dynasty drama, there is often the word yellow jacket appears, yellow jacket in the end is how is it? To understand this problem, we must first talk about the jacket. Jacket is an official dress of the Qing Dynasty, the design idea is to facilitate riding archery, so only long coat and stock, sleeves long to the elbow. Jacket is bright yellow satin or yarn, so called yellow jacket. This is the imperial paternity clothing, very expensive. Qing rulers in order to win over the people, but also with the yellow jacket as a reward, so at that time there was "to wear a yellow jacket," one said. In the Qing Dynasty, it was a very high political treatment and supreme glory to get a yellow jacket that the emperor rewarded. The Qing court had clearly stipulated that only four kinds of people could wear a yellow jacket - one was accompanied by the imperial emigrants, such as Ministers, Imperial Chambers, Imperial Guard and others. When these people travel with the emperor, they must wear yellow jacket to Zhuangxing color. This yellow jacket is known as "gown gown", no pattern. Because it is worn because of his job, leaving work or not with the emperor can not wear. Second, in the emperor hunt, archery outstanding performance, or sacrifice to the emperor's people. These people usually have the Yellow Jacket, which the emperor rewards, and the yellow jacket they wear is called a "gowns around the world." In accordance with the provisions, only to follow the emperor hunting can only wear, usually wear a discipline, is to be punished. Most Qing dynasties have hunt habits, so there is no shortage of people rewarding yellow vest. The difference is that, due to work needs to wear a yellow jacket, civil officials with black Niu, generals with yellow Niu. Third, because of special feats and rewards people yellow coat. This situation belongs to literary and artistic works as "give thanks to yellow jacket." This reward is known as "martial arts gown," which the rewarded person can wear in any grand occasion. This kind of reward was not prevalent in the early Qing Dynasty, and was not found in history books until the year of Jiaqing. It began to appear after Daoguang or Xianfeng. More common in the emperor's reward for the Taiping combat active personnel. However, the recipient of this reward is not only a brave warrior who runs the battlefield. Sometimes he works well for the emperor (or queen empress) so that his benefactors can be rewarded. According to historical records, the Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing dynasty once gave a yellow jacket because of his favor and reward for driving the train. Fourth, the court envoy, Xuanzhi Chinese and foreign officials. These people can also be special gift yellow coat. Under normal circumstances, after the emperor sent an essay to the official in a yellow jacket, the official who was bestowed a yellow jacket must ride a week around the Forbidden City. This mighty and solemn ceremony was most prevalent in Xianfeng.

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