Chinese costumes中国服饰.ppt

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 to the Court to pay homage and were delighted at the clothing style of the Han. （后数来朝贺，乐汉衣服制度） History Hanfu has a history of more than three millennia, and is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor. The Shang Dynasty developed the rudiments of Hanfu; it consisted of a yi, and chang, worn with a bixi, the Western Zhou Dynasty， the Hanfu became looser, with the introduction of wide sleeves 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. women men 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 Standard style 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 qipao, which is popularly assumed to be the solely recognizable style of traditional Chinese garb. A comparison of the two styles can be seen as the following provides Yi (衣): Any open cross-collar garment, and worn by both sexes Pao (袍): Any closed full-body garment, worn only by men in Hanfu Ru (襦): Open cross-collar shirt Shan (衫): Open cross-collar shirt or jacket that is worn over the yi Qun (裙) or chang (裳): Skirt for women and men Ku (褲): Trousers or pants · On top of the garments, hats (for men) or hairpieces (for women) may be worn. One can often tell the professio