Each country in the world has its own traditional clothes, which show us the country's traditional aesthetics(美学), philosophy(哲学), and social values in special ways. Here are the four most well—known types of traditional Chinese clothing.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the oldest of China's traditional clothes. Legend traces it back(追溯) to over 4,000 years ago when Huangdi's wife, Leizu, made cloth with silk. It was kept improving till the Han Dynasty, when Hanfu was made and strongly promoted(推销) by the rulers. It also had a far—reaching influence on neighboring Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
The Zhongshan suit
The Zhongshan suit, also known as the Mao suit in the world, is a type of male clothes. Women seldom wore it. It was first advocated(提倡) by Sun Zhongshan in 1912, so it was called the Zhongshan suit. Later on, after Chairman Mao had been seen wearing it in public many times, this type of clothes got another name———the Mao suit.
The Tang suit
The Tang suit often refers to a type of Chinese jacket rather than the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. This name came from the overseas Chinese. As the Tang Dynasty was famous for being rich and powerful in the world, foreigners called the overseas Chinese people “the Tang people” and the clothes they wore were called “the Tang suit”, also known as Tangzhuang.
The Cheongsam
The Cheongsam developed from the Manchu women's Changpao of the Qing Dynasty. The Manchu people were also called the Qi people by the Han people; so their Changpao was named qipao.
Generally, the top—bottom clothes, made up of—an yi(the upper clothes) and a chang(the lower clothes), were the earliest form of clothing recorded in Chinese documents. The one—piece clothing was called shenyi. The upper and the lower clothes were made as one piece although they were cut separately.
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Topic: Traditional Chinese clothes |
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Chinese traditional aesthetics, philosophy and social values can be shown in the four most well—known types of traditional Chinese clothing. |
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Hanfu |
It has a over 4000 years. It was strongly promoted by Han ruling class. It spread all over Asia. |
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The Zhongshan suit |
It was first advocated by Sun Zhongshan. Chairman Mao it in public many times. It is mainly designed for men. |
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The Tang suit |
It often refers to a type of Chinese jacket. It is named after the rich and Tang dynasty. |
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The Cheongsam |
The Manchu people were called the Qi people; so their Changpao was named qipao. |
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Conclusion |
Traditional Chinese clothes are basically presented in two is Yi and Chang, the other is shenyi. |
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