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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃馬褂 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黃马褂 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Yellow horse jacket | ||||||
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| English name | |||||||
| English | Imperial yellow jacket | ||||||
The imperial yellow jacket (Chinese: 黃馬褂; pinyin: Huáng mǎguà) was a symbol of high honour during China's Qing dynasty.[1] As yellow was a forbidden color, representing the Emperor, the jacket was given only to high-ranking officials and to the Emperor's body guards.[2]
- ^ Chʻên, Chi-tʻung; John Henry Gray (1900). The Chinese Empire, Past and Present. Rand, McNally. p. 103.
Imperial Yellow Jacket.
- ^ Dickinson, Gary; Linda Wrigglesworth (2001). Imperial Wardrobe. Ten Speed Press. p. 116. ISBN 1-58008-188-6.