Fengguan

Fengguan
孝纯皇后刘氏(明光宗)
Fengguan worn by Empress Dowager Xiaochun of the Ming dynasty.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鳳冠
Simplified Chinese凤冠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFèngguān
English name
EnglishPhoenix coronet/ phoenix hat

Fengguan (Chinese: 鳳冠; pinyin: fèngguān), also known as phoenix coronet or phoenix hat,[1][2] is a type of guan (a type of Chinese traditional headgear) for women in Hanfu. It was worn mainly by noblewomen for ceremonies or official occasions. It is also traditional headgear for brides and could be worn in set of Traditional Chinese wedding dress attire, such as the fengguan xiapei.

  1. ^ Yang, Shaorong (2004). Traditional Chinese clothing : costumes, adornments & culture (1st ed.). San Francisco: Long River Press. p. 9. ISBN 1-59265-019-8. OCLC 52775158.
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