Ancient men wore Chinese-style chest covering and Chinese-style chest covering (dùdùu), which was called Chinese-style chest covering in ancient times. This is the underwear for protecting the chest and abdomen in China's traditional clothing. It is tied around the neck with a cloth belt, and the lower sides are tied around the waist. The names of Chinese corsets are different from generation to generation. In addition to Chinese-style corsets, there are other aliases such as wiping the chest, wiping the abdomen, wiping the abdomen, wrapping the abdomen, taking the pocket, taking the bag, taking the terminalia chebula and taking the clothes. The art of Chinese corsets is mainly embroidery, and there are also patched patterns. Because it includes sewing, embroidery, tailoring, modeling and color composition, Chinese-style chest covering belongs to the comprehensive performance part of folk women's art, which is a long story, and its source can be traced back to the beginning of chaos between heaven and earth. Two brothers and sisters, Nu Wa and Fuxi, got married and had children after the flood, and created the first costume of mankind-a Chinese-style corset, in order to cover up the shame of human body. According to the historical records of China, its origin can be traced back to 8 18 BC. "Zuo Zhuan" said: "When you meet with Confucius, you are loyal to each other to play the DPRK." The clothes mentioned here are close-fitting clothes, or they may be later Chinese corsets. Pre-Qin called it "fake" and Han called it "holding the belly", which was popular in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. There is also a saying that Chinese-style chest covering was invented by Yang Guifei to cover up the trace of her affair with An Lushan. There is also a folk saying that when Chinese-style chest wrapping began in the Han Dynasty, single women were afraid of being bullied by rude men, so they tied their chests with cloth, which was called "corset". Han Liuxi's "Interpretation of Famous Clothing" said: Holding the abdomen, there is a belt up and down, holding the abdomen around, and there is no crotch on it. The clothing categories of Tsui Hark's "clearing banknotes" are: Chinese Chinese-style Chinese-style bellybutton, Xia Dong crepe, musk crumbs and brocade. Cao Tingdong's Essays on Health Preservation in Qing Dynasty was published in one volume: The abdomen is the sum of the five internal organs, so the abdomen is warm and the elderly are weak, so heating is more appropriate. Do a belly wash, beat the wormwood leaves soft and spread them evenly, cover them with silk cotton, and arrange them closely with fine needles, so as not to let them break into pieces. You need to lie down at night. It's not easy to take it off at home. Other herbs, such as ginger, cinnamon and musk deer, can treat abdominal cold pain. After the Ming dynasty, women generally had the habit of using Chinese corsets, which were called "pockets" at that time, commonly known as chest wiping. It is made of two pieces cut obliquely, with a sharp top and a flat bottom. There are two styles of chest tube towels in Qing Dynasty. One is short and close-fitting, tied between the chest and abdomen, commonly known as "Chinese-style chest covering". The other is tied between the waist and abdomen, which is called "wiping the chest and abdomen". "Clearing the banknotes" records: "Wipe the chest, the small coat between the breasts, and the abdomen, also known as abdominal rubbing; Take the cloth of square feet as it, and tighten the chest to prevent the wind and cold, which is commonly known as Dou Du. Both men and women. " Underwear in Qing dynasty was called "Chinese-style chest covering" and was generally made into a diamond shape. There is a belt on it, worn between the neck and tied with two belts at the back of the waist. The bottom is an inverted triangle, covering the navel and reaching the lower abdomen. Most materials are cotton and silk. The strap used for binding is not limited to rope. Rich families use gold chains, middle families use silver chains and copper chains, and small jasper uses HongLing. There are all kinds of exquisite embroidery on the "belly pocket". Red is a common color in Chinese corsets. It can be seen that in the Qing Dynasty, it not only protected against wind invasion, but also played the role of medicine and sachet. In the thirty-sixth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, Baochai came to Baoyu's room and saw xiren sewing. It turned out to be a Chinese-style chest covering made of white silk and red material, with patterns of Yuanyang playing lotus, red lotus leaves and five-color Yuanyang on it.