Liangmao | |||||||
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Hakka woman wearing the traditional Hakka hat, called Liangmao. | |||||||
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Chinese | 涼帽 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Cool hat | ||||||
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English name | |||||||
English | Cool hat/ Hakka hat/ Hakka bamboo hat |
Liangmao ( Chinese: 涼帽; lit. 'cool hat'), also known as Hakka hat [1] [2] and Hakka bamboo hat, [3] is a traditional bamboo and/or straw hat worn by the Hakka people who perform manual work, such as farming and fishing. [1] [4] [5] Hakka women wore it when working in the fields. [6] [7] The liangmao is made and is most commonly worn by the Hakka people who were originally from Northern China. [4] The liangmao is a typical symbol of Hakka culture [7] and is a "unique feature of Hakka culture"; [8] it is also the "most public symbol associated with the Hakka". [2] Some Hakka women still wear the liangmao when working outdoors nowadays. [5] It also worn by non-Hakka women who work outdoors. [2]
Gankeng town is the home of Liangmao village. [8] The people of Gankeng have been making liangmao for more than 200 years. [3] After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Gankeng town was the biggest producer of liangmao. [7] In the 1970s and 1980s, every household in Liangmao Village would produce liangmao which would then be exported to Southeast Asia, Britain, and France. [7] [8] In the late 1970s, the liangmao lost its market appeal and the demand for the hat shrank. [7] In 2002, the last Hakka hat maker died; and no more residents of Gankeng town made the hats anymore. [7]
The design of the liangmao reflects its functions as a hat designed for farming and fishing: [4]
Liangmao | |||||||
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Hakka woman wearing the traditional Hakka hat, called Liangmao. | |||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 涼帽 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Cool hat | ||||||
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English name | |||||||
English | Cool hat/ Hakka hat/ Hakka bamboo hat |
Liangmao ( Chinese: 涼帽; lit. 'cool hat'), also known as Hakka hat [1] [2] and Hakka bamboo hat, [3] is a traditional bamboo and/or straw hat worn by the Hakka people who perform manual work, such as farming and fishing. [1] [4] [5] Hakka women wore it when working in the fields. [6] [7] The liangmao is made and is most commonly worn by the Hakka people who were originally from Northern China. [4] The liangmao is a typical symbol of Hakka culture [7] and is a "unique feature of Hakka culture"; [8] it is also the "most public symbol associated with the Hakka". [2] Some Hakka women still wear the liangmao when working outdoors nowadays. [5] It also worn by non-Hakka women who work outdoors. [2]
Gankeng town is the home of Liangmao village. [8] The people of Gankeng have been making liangmao for more than 200 years. [3] After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Gankeng town was the biggest producer of liangmao. [7] In the 1970s and 1980s, every household in Liangmao Village would produce liangmao which would then be exported to Southeast Asia, Britain, and France. [7] [8] In the late 1970s, the liangmao lost its market appeal and the demand for the hat shrank. [7] In 2002, the last Hakka hat maker died; and no more residents of Gankeng town made the hats anymore. [7]
The design of the liangmao reflects its functions as a hat designed for farming and fishing: [4]