HANFU Han Chinese Clothing

Definition of Hanfu Hanfu, literally means the clothing (fu) of Han Chinese, is the traditional Chinese costume. A recorded history of more than 3000 years

History of Hanfu Said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor in the 27th century BC - 《Yi Jing》 The Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1000 BC) developed the rudiments of Hanfu: Yi & Shang The Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC to 256 BC) formulated a set of exhaustive and thorough etiquette of Hanfu -《Li Ji》

Basic Characteristics of Hanfu Crossed Collars Tying to the Right Long and Loose Sleeves These basic characteristics remain constant from Shang, Zhou through Ming Dynasty.

Two Basic Styles of Hanfu (1)Tops and Bottoms (2) One-Piece Robe (Deep Robe) Top: Yi Bottom: Pants & Skirts Qun (female) Shang (male)

Varieties of Hanfu Main Stream : Crossed Collar & Tying to the Right Ru Qun Dui Jin (Tang Dynasty) Round Collar (Tang Dynasty) Bei Zi (Ming)

Hanfu In Different Dynasties Shang Zhou Qin Han Wei Jin Sui Tang Song Yuan Ming

Warrior (Western Zhou) Spring & Autumn, Warring States 上古商周 Shang Zhou Warrior (Western Zhou) Shang Zhou Spring & Autumn, Warring States Eastern Zhou

Emperor’s Costume (Han) Official’s Costume (Han) 秦月汉关 Emperor’s Costume (Han) Official’s Costume (Han) Qin Han Qu Ju Shenyi (Qin Han) Qu Ju Shenyi (Han) RuQun (Han) Western Han

Warriors (Southern & Northern Dynasties) Look at the Flare Trousers 魏晋风流 Warriors (Southern & Northern Dynasties) Look at the Flare Trousers Cao Zhi & the Fairy Lady of Luo Women’s Skirts … Wei Jin

Official’s Robe (Tang) 梦回唐朝 Official’s Robe (Tang) 风 吹不散长恨 花 染不透乡愁 雪 映不出山河 月 圆不了古梦 梦里回到唐朝 Beauty & Hero Sui Tang Ru Qun (Sui) Tang Tang

风雅两宋 Song Emperor’s Costume (Song) Football Game Scholar Women’s Robe (Song) Self Portrait of Song Hui Zong, Emperor of Song Official’s Costume(Song) Football Game Song Common People’s Costumes Scholar

明 | 最后的华章 Ming Ru Qun Official’s Daily Costume Women Court Costume 明 | 最后的华章 Official’s Daily Costume Women Court Costume Ming Bi Jia (Ming) Queen’s Robe Ru Qun

姹 紫 嫣 红 开 遍 The Last Episode 悲怆的绝响 似 这 般 都 付 与 断 井 残 垣 In 1645, after the conquest of China, the Qing Dynasty forced the Han Chinese to adopt Manchu hairstyle (the pigtail) and Manchu-style clothing. Despite enormous resistance, Hanfu was finally stamped out of China.

Influences of Hanfu Japan: Kimono Korea: Hanbok Hanfu has significantly shaped the styles of traditional costumes of many Asian countries Japan: Kimono Korea: Hanbok Korea: Hanbok Japan:Kimono

Hanfu in Remote Mountains In the remote mountains of Jiangxi Province – from《The Last Han》

Revival of Hanfu Zhengzhou, November 2003

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