Baijiayi

[4][1] In the past, due to the lag in health care and education, infant mortality was relatively high.

[1] The baijiayi was supposed to protect the child from evil spirits through the use of many donated fabrics of multiple colours.

[5] These pieces of fabric would symbolize the combined strength of the donators and were believed protect their sons from or ward off evil spirits and ghosts.

[5] People started making Chinese patchwork in the Liu Song of the Southern dynasty era.

Afterward, his subjects followed this royal custom of making "Bai jia yi" for their babies.