Fengguan
| Fengguan | |||||||
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Fengguan worn by Empress Dowager Xiaochun of the Ming dynasty. | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鳳冠 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 凤冠 | ||||||
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| English name | |||||||
| English | Phoenix coronet/ phoenix hat | ||||||
Fengguan (Chinese: 鳳冠; pinyin: fèngguān), also known as phoenix coronet or phoenix hat, 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.