According to the first volume of the History Narrated at Ease in the section The Etiquette by Wang Dechen (1036 –1116), in the early Song dynasty, a type , called front-folded scarf, was worn by some people. The front-folded scarf was folded and tied at the front region of the head was worn by some people. The back-folded scarf was a type which would be bent backward; it started to be worn after the Shaosheng period (i.e. after 1098 AD). Following the Shaosheng period, there were many changes in the styles of .
