The Qidong Museum organizes an exhibition to display the headwear culture of China from August to September. [Photo/WeChat account: qidongfabu]

An exhibition on the headwear culture in China is currently underway at the Qidong Museum in Qidong, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province.

The exhibition displays 103 relics in four zones to showcase the evolution of the headwear cultures of various Chinese ethnic groups, the history of children's headwear, and headwear manufacturing.

Visitors tour the headwear exhibition at the Qidong Museum. [Photo/WeChat account: qidongfabu]

The exhibition will run until the end of September.

From the initial demand to survive the cold to a symbol of power and status, headwear has played an important role in China's etiquette culture, said Chen Mei, director of the Qidong Museum.

The Qidong Museum uses pictures and words to explain headwear culture in China. [Photo/WeChat account: qidongfabu]

She added that they expect visitors to learn about etiquette culture in different periods of China via headwear.