In the Tang Dynasty, the elegant emperor Xuanzong enjoyed the spring scenery with his courtiers in Chang 'an, and Su Xiang, a bachelor, wrote poems according to the requirements of Xuanzong. Tang Xuanzong was very happy to see what he had written. He personally picked a flower and put it on his turban. At that time, people thought it was a very glorious thing, so people began to follow the example of arranging flowers on their heads, especially on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
Zanhua has become a very common custom in Song Dynasty. The emperor often presents flowers to courtiers, from the prime minister of the king to the common people, even the white-haired old man is no exception. Su Shi wrote in a poem that "people should not be ashamed of themselves when they are old." Later generations have a famous "Four-phase Flower Praise Map". Song Huizong often wears a hat and flowers, and goes out to play on horseback. In the Water Margin, Ruan Xiaowu, Song Jiang, Yan Qing, Chai Jin, Cai Qing and others have all described Zanhua. Zanhua has become a national fashion dress.
Nowadays, some TV dramas in the Song Dynasty often make frivolous people wear a flower on their heads, misleading people. They think all men with flowers on their heads are flower thieves. In fact, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Zanhua was a beautiful and elegant dress, and the ancient people's interest in elegance and beauty left modern people behind.