Chinese clothes before the Qing Dynasty sometimes had several buttons in inconspicuous positions. From the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the metal collar of 1-2 appeared on the collar of high-necked women's wear. The two women's dresses unearthed from Wang Luo's family tomb in the Ming Dynasty in Wujin City 1997, although using straight buttons, also used laces. After the early Qing dynasty, I shaved my hair and changed my clothes. The buckle made of silk has been widely used in all kinds of clothes, which completely replaced lace. Jackets, cheongsam and "Tang suit" jackets are all buckled at the front.

Korean Hanbok was influenced by Ming and Qing costumes after the middle of the Korean dynasty, and began to use buckles, mainly for military uniforms and men's clothes.

The Vietnamese language of Vietnam began to use kou after the Li Dynasty and Ruan Dynasty. In modern times, influenced by the costumes of the Qing Dynasty, three old ladies' coats and coats were also buckled.

In modern times, Ryukyu costumes were also influenced by costumes in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and buckles were used, which were more common in the uniforms of ordinary people.

Pankou, also known as Panniu, was invented by the Han nationality in ancient China, and Hanfu was also used in the Song Dynasty.