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Guan is broad term for any type of hat in of [[Hanfu]] headwear. It tends to cover the full top of the head; for Hanfu headwear that only covers the [[topknot]], see [[Xiao Guan (headdress)|]].

Please see the subtypes and use them instead, as guan is unspecific. 

The Guan was typically a formal form of headwear which was worn together with its corresponding court dress attire. There were sumptuary laws which regulated the wearing of Guan; however, these laws were not fixed; and thus, they would differ from dynasty to dynasty. There were various forms and types of Guan.

As the character Guan (冠) is of a homonym another Chinese character pronounced Guan (官) which literally means official; the Guan (冠) became the symbol of officials. Note, this should not be confused with [[futou]] which essentially replaced the Guan as Chinese court wear around the [[Tang dynasty]] (but continued to be worn by Confucian literati until the [[Ming dynasty]], where it became the exclusive headwear of the royal family).

h4. Subtypes
** [[Fengguan]] - Women's headgear for official events, ceremonies, and weddings
** [[Mian guan]] - Emperor's hat
** [[Xiezhi guan]] - Hat once worn by lawyers.
** [[Yuanyou Guan]]

h4. See also

* [[Tag Group:Attire]]
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