What does the yellow belt on the military uniform mean?

We often see yellow ribbons on some soldiers' clothes, and this kind of ribbon is not only for beauty, but also has a deep historical origin. In the Republic of China, it was called the staff band. The history of the staff belt is related to the staff, which originated in the Napoleonic era. At that time, military personnel at that time, such as secretaries and some staff officers, needed to keep records frequently, especially to complete recording orders and drafting various documents on horseback. Therefore, for convenience, people are used to tying a rope on the epaulettes, and one side of the rope is buckled with chalk or pencil, so that the recorder can take a pen to record at any time.

This kind of belt tied on the shoulders of soldiers is an important symbol of clerical staff. But later, this tape gradually became an ornament. It is not tied with pencils or chalk, but decorated with some metal products, which makes the military uniform more beautiful and dignified. Nowadays, yellow ribbons can be seen on military uniforms on many important occasions. When many senior officials wear formal dresses to attend grand occasions, they also wear employee belts to make themselves look better.

However, the wearing method of this belt will be different according to different positions. Unless your position is really a staff officer or something, you will hang this belt on your right shoulder. The staff officer will hang on his left shoulder. This kind of tape was developed in World War II and even in modern times. Many countries regarded it as a very common ornament, but did not know its original cultural meaning. Now, not only soldiers will wear it, but even security guards, policemen and other personnel will add this tape to all their uniforms to keep them beautiful.

In fact, there is another belt that is very similar to this yellow belt, called. Sui belt? . For convenience, the yellow belt on the uniform is usually hung on the right shoulder. Some dresses and ceremonial ribbons of our national army hang on our left shoulder. This is a very important difference between them. This shows China's attitude of respecting history.