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5000 Years Of Han Costume (1)

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Custom Silk Spinning For Han Nationality

It has been said that clothing is a mirror of history.

Different times of different clothes reflect the fresh life of that era.

Behind a clothing name, of course, there is a certain meaning, and the deeper meaning is probably not the dress itself, but the great strength brought by the clothing culture.

We might as well learn about this progressive and traditional Chinese costume.

The beginning of clothes

"Yellow Emperor, Yao and Shun Hang their clothes and rule the world, covering all the universe."

It is easy to see from the words "Yi Yi CI Xia" that the ancients have the idea of "harmony between man and nature" and "Yin Yang".

The clothes that symbolize the universe and the people will be able to live in peace and contentment.

Redords of the Grand History of China

There are also records: the Chinese dress is made by Huang Di.

"Before the Yellow Emperor, there was no room for clothes.

And the yellow emperor built houses, made clothes, camps and burial.

As early as 5000 years ago, the Chinese ancestors produced primitive agriculture and textile industry, and began to make clothes with woven linen.

Later, he invented the silkworm rearing.

Silk spinning

It made people bid farewell to the primary costume of leaves and weeds, and began to enter a more complete era of dress.

Zhou dynasty

Customized

After the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the crown clothing system was initially established.

In the later period of Zhou Dai, due to the dramatic changes in politics, economy and ideology and culture, the crown system was incorporated into the "rule of Rites" and became the form of etiquette.

In the book of rites, "Chun Guan" includes: "the clothes of the king of the emperor, his name and his work," he recorded different ceremonies and wore different costumes, and decided the selection of decorations, colors and materials according to the nature and seasons of the ceremonies.

Deep clothing and jackets are the two main forms of clothing in this period. They have a great impact on the clothing of later generations. Although different ways of dating have been used in different dynasties, their shape has lasted for thousands of years, which is of far-reaching significance.

The Qin and Han Dynasties

During this period, dress and clothing had undergone a very important pformation process in the Qin Dynasty, which did not observe the old system, did not observe Zhou Li, reestablished the Eastern Han Dynasty and respected the rites.

"Six kings, four seas and one", the first emperor succeeded in the unification of various systems in the Warring States period, and "seized six state cars and flags," creating a unified system of the Qin Dynasty.

The Terracotta Army unearthed in Shaanxi fully demonstrates the magnificent robes and military uniform of Qin Dynasty.

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The magnificent Han Dynasty, with its prosperous economy and strong political power, fully displayed the political dominance of Confucianism and the crown costume system.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the robe was also used as the national dress. Many objects unearthed from the Han tomb in Mawangdui, Changsha, provided the most convincing evidence for this: the deep clothing with winding clothes, the gentle and soft flying patterns, the exquisite silk fabrics, and so on, showed the splendid cultural style of the Han costume.