A vest worn over clothes. Nowadays, when many people wear clothes, there will be something smaller than a coat outside the clothes. This kind of clothes is called vest. Some people call it a jacket. In ancient times, many people wore a vest or jacket over their robes.

Some are convenient for riding horses, so they are called waistcoats, also called waistcoats. Usually in ancient times, it was worn outside the shirt. In ancient times, women wore long vests. In the Qing Dynasty, both men and women could wear vests.

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During the Qianlong period, fur-lined fur jackets were popular, and they were made of precious animal fur, which most people could not afford. Only some rich people could wear them at that time. Many years later, the government once defined mandarin jackets and gowns as dresses and gowns, which were once popular all over the country and gradually decreased in the 1940s.

When watching TV or TV series, many people know that such things are called yellow jackets. This is a special gift from the emperor. People who wear yellow jackets are considered as people with high status or great achievements. The yellow jackets they wear are called martial arts jackets, and these people are also recorded in history.