Children's millinery is a folk art in China, and consists of intricately embroidered and constructed hats, many with symbolic and metaphoric meanings. The 30 beautiful hats, many, 50 to 100 years old, contain popular motifs, which were intended to bring good wishes upon the children sporting them: the Fish (plenty, surplus), the Bat (Happiness), the Tiger (protection), the Lotus (Purity and Nobility).