Wearing a military cap symbolizes the symbol of the army. At the end of the Middle Ages, European countries had the habit of wearing various special identification marks on soldiers' hats. For example, some Hungarian and Yugoslavian light cavalry hats had small caps or a bunch of rooster feathers. In the first half of the 18th century, troops in many European countries began to wear cap badges as a sign. Originally made of cloth, it was later changed to a ceramic or metal product. The pattern was mostly round or oval and its color was generally the same as that of the national emblem (national flag). In the last year of the Qing dynasty, the Chinese New Army and the Republic of China¡¯s military all wore cap badges as a sign of identification. In October 1912, the style of the cap badge stipulated by the government of the Republic of China, the army uniform served as a five-pointed brass star, composed of red, yellow, blue, white, and black five-leaf; army officer dress cap badge with regular cap emblem as the main body, edge decoration round type Golden chrysanthemums, with red petals up. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) wore a cloth full-red pentacle crest. Since June 1949, the style of the Chinese People's Liberation Army cap badge has been the same as that of the "August 1" military emblem. After 1951, the navy and air force officers had the same cap badge pattern as the service badge (see emblem). In October 1955, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China issued a new style of cap emblem. The cap badges of the army, navy, and air force were round, and the "eighty-one" military emblem was placed in the middle, with navy, blue, sky blue bottom and wheat ears around. And gears. The navy and the air force cap emblem are lined with iron anchors and flying eagle wings, respectively. In June 1965, the uniforms of the army, navy, and air force were changed to red five-pointed stars. In May 1985, the army, navy, and air force cap badges were restored to the 1955 style and divided into two sizes.
In October 1988, while implementing the new military rank system, the cap badges of the army, navy, and air force were reformed, and the emblem of the visor implemented in 1985 was used as a training cap and a captain's cap badge for female soldiers. The pine branches and the Tiananmen pattern are suitable for wearing caps, sailor caps, and velvet (leather) caps. The main body of the new three-army coat hat and cap badge is the "August 1st" red five-star, eight golden yellow pine branches embrace wheat ears, gear and Tiananmen Square. The new cap badge is solemn and elegant. The Red Five Stars, Wheat Ears, Gears and Tiananmen Square symbolize that the Chinese People's Liberation Army is the armed force of the People's Republic of China. It is united with the people of all ethnic groups, with one heart and one mind, and shoulders the glorious mission of defending the motherland and building the motherland. The evergreen pine tree has a proud, snow-resistant and cold-resistant character, reflecting the uprightness of the Chinese nation and the unyielding style of the contemporary soldiers. The Chinese People's Armed Police Force also wears a cap badge. Its pattern is composed of national emblems, shields, the Great Wall, and pine branches.