Editing Neckerchief (section)

== Terracotta Army ==
[[File:Terracotta Army (54082890514).jpg|thumb|Terracotta soldier with a neckerchief]]
The figures of the [[Terracotta Army]], dating from the 3rd century BCE, are notable for prominently featuring neckerchiefs, as each of the approximately 7,500 statues is depicted wearing one. This detail is particularly unusual, as no comparable artistic or sculptural evidence of neck cloths appears in Chinese or other world cultures for many centuries thereafter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History: Ties & Scaves - Manufacturer and supplier of Neckties & Scarves from China, Asia |url=https://www.ties-scarfs.thailandsforum.se/history.htm |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.ties-scarfs.thailandsforum.se}}</ref>

Contemporary Chinese textile production was capable of manufacturing [[silk]] in appropriate dimensions for such garments. Historical sources from 16 BCE, during the reign of Emperor Ch’eng Ti, document the distribution of one million bolts of silk to a frontier garrison, each measuring approximately 10 meters in length and 53 centimeters in width. Despite this technological capacity, the practice of wearing neckerchiefs appears to have been limited to the imperial guard of [[Qin Shi Huang]]. The specific purpose or symbolism of this neckwear remains uncertain.<ref name=":0" />