Standard style
Hat and head dress Informal dress Semi-formal Formal dress Court dress
Hat and headwear--garment
▪ The style of Han Chinese clothing can be summarized as containing garment elements that are arranged in distinctive and sometimes specific ways. This may be different from the traditional garment of other ethnic groups in China, most notably the Manchu-influenced Chinese clothes, the
Han Fu
▪ Hanfu is also known as Hanzhuang or Huafu ， is the traditional dress of the Han Chinese
people. The term Hanfu derives from the Book of Han, which says, "then many came
▪ During Yuan dynasty, when editing History of Liao, the officials especially made an entry for Hanfu
▪ The term "Hanfu" to describe the clothing system of Hans, was not often used within Hans, but was more often used in other ethnic groups and nations, to distinguish the Hans clothing system and their own clothing system
to the Court to pay homage and were delighted at the clothing style of the Han."
▪ （后数来朝贺，Байду номын сангаас汉衣服制度）
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History
▪ Hanfu has a history of more than three millennia, and is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor. From the beginning of its history, Hanfu (especially in elite circles) was inseparable from silk, supposedly discovered by the Yellow Emperor’s consort, Leizu.
▪ Since Song and Yuan, official record used Hanfu to indicate garments Hans wear
▪ During Liao dynasty, the emperor of Liao and Han officials wear Hanfu, and Empress and Khitan（契丹） officials wear their national clothing.
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▪ In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty，
the “deep robe” (shenyi 深衣)
appeared a combination of tunic（束腰外衣） and skirt. The upper and lower halves were cut separately but sewn as a single unit. An additional change was the shaping of the left side of the costume into a corner, fastened on the chest.
Chinese Costumes
➢Part1 Han Fu
➢Part2 Costume in Tang Dynasty
➢Part3 Cheongsam
The Chinese costume, which has over 5,000 years’ history, is just like a long river. And today we’ll present them in three parts, Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
The Shang Dynasty developed the rudiments of Hanfu; it consisted of a yi, and
chang, worn with a bixi,. Vivid primary
colors and green were used, due to the degree of technology at the time.
▪ the Western Zhou Dynasty，
▪ the Hanfu became looser, with the introduction of wide sleeves and jade decorations hung from the sash which served
to keep the yi closed. The yi was essentially wrapped over, in a style known as jiaoling youren, or wrapping the right side over