Since Manchu is the leading class of the Qing Dynasty and their dresses were strongly promoted, this kind of clothes was very popular in that period. Traditional Manchu Clothing: It is the traditional dress of the Manchu ethnic nationality, usually in the form of long gown and sometimes with a jacket or waistcoat outside.
The country’s leaders still wear it today when attending important occasions, such as military parades. It is the main attire from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 till 1980’s. As Chairman Mao Zedong worn it quite frequently, it is also called the Mao Suit by westerners. It has a turn-down collar and four pockets with flaps. Sun Yat-sen by combining the western-style suit and Chinese attire. Cheongsam is the most popular Chinese attire in the world today.Ĭhinese Tunic Suit (Zhongshan Zhuang): Also called the Yat-sen Suit, it is designed by Dr. Materials used are usually silk, cotton and linen. Its features are straight collar, strain on the waist, coiled buttons and slits on both sides of the dress. Its color and design are in traditional Chinese style but tailoring is western.Ĭheongsam (Qi Pao): Originated from the Manchu female clothes, it evolved by merging with western patterns that show off the beauty of a female body. It is usually straight collared, with coiled buttons down the front. Although simple in design, it gives different feelings to different wearers.Ĭhinese Suit (Tang Zhuang): It is a combination of the Manchu male jacket of the Qing Dynasty and the western style suit. It is usually in the form of long gown, cross collar, wrapping the right lapel over the left, loose wide sleeves and no buttons but a sash. It became known as the Han Fu (“fu” means “clothes” in Chinese) because the fashion was improved and popularized during the Han Dynasty. Traditional Han Chinese Clothing (Han Fu): It refers to the attire worn by the Han people from the enthronement of the Yellow Emperor (about 2698 BC) till the late Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644 AD). For instance, dragon embroideries and bright yellow can only be used by emperors most of the time in the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD), purple official costumes are for the fifth or higher rank officials in the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911 AD), the higher a person’s social rank or the richer one was, the more embroideries and borders there were on his attires.Īlthough the fashion trend changes over time, there are several types that are popular till today both at home and abroad. They also vary based on one’s political position, social status, occupation and gender, etc. For example, black is the most dignified color in the Xia Dynasty (21st – 17th century BC), white in the Shang Dynasty and red in the Zhou Dynasty. In addition to the basic features and patterns, traditional Chinese attires have many other features like appearance, cutting, decoration, color and design, etc, all of which changed over the various dynasties.
Later in the 1970’s, when the country implemented reform and opening policy, the masses gradually turned to western-style attire. In the early period of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Suit stayed popular among not only males, but also females. Then a great change occurred with the formation of the Republic of China, when Mao Suit became popular among the males and cheongsam among the females. Later, the long gown appeared during the Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 256 BC) and it co-existed with the blouse-skirt combinations for thousands of years, improving further as time passed.
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By the Shang Dynasty (17th century BC – 1046 BC), the basic features of traditional Chinese attire were created, as well as the general pattern of blouse plus skirt. The “real” clothes were not invented until about 5,000 years ago by the Yellow Emperor. Materials used were of animal skins and decorations were of small stones and animal teeth. Many of the country’s ethnic minorities also wear their traditional costumes in their daily lives and they played an important role in the traditional Chinese clothing.īased on historical discoveries, Chinese clothes dates back to the later era of Paleolithic Times (1.7 million years ago – the 21st century BC). However, they are often seen in Chinese television serials and movies. Traditional attires are only worn during certain festivals, ceremonies or religious occasions. Nowadays, however, most Chinese wear modern clothes in their daily lives, not much difference from their western counterparts. These features have been preserved for thousands of years till the time of the Republic of China (1912 – 1949AD), when Chinese Tunic Suit (Mao Suit) and cheongsam prevailed. Their basic features are cross-collar, wrapping the right lapel over the left, tying with sash and a form of blouse plus skirt or long gown. As a vital part of Chinese civilization, traditional costumes play an important role in the country’s history and culture.
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