At a traditional Chinese wedding, the bride is often seen with a red veil on her head. It covers the bride's face. Chinese people call the veil, made of a laced silk square, red head cover. This custom lasted about a thousand years. From Later Jin Dynasty (936-946), a veil became a must for bride at the wedding. But the color of the bride's veil is always red as it is the symbolic color of happiness.
The head cover was originally used by women farmers to protect their heads against cold wind or hot sunshine while working in the fields. For its practical use and ornamental function, it soon became a fashion among the commons. However, at that time, women's faces were thought of as a lure to men. A husband did not want his beautiful wife to be an attraction to men. He wanted her to behave bashfully and look too shy to see men. A veil could realize his wish, in addition, the wife was ready to accept the veil to show her loyalty and virtues to her husband.
