Changxin palace lanterns

Women's clothing and accessories in the Han Dynasty are widely recorded in ancient documents and literary works. "Book of the Later Han·Yu Fu Zhi" elaborates on the content of the hierarchical system of women's clothing in the Han Dynasty. Nie Chongyi's "Three Rites" of the Song Dynasty conducted a textual research on women's clothing based on the Confucian classics "Zhou Rites", "Rituals" and "Book of Rites". The inheritance of previous costumes in the Han Dynasty is reflected in the "Han inherits the Qin system". The clothing system of the Han Dynasty was formally established in the period of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Book of the Later Han·Yu Fu Zhi" contains detailed descriptions of the clothing and accessories worn by aristocratic women on different occasions. Aristocratic women wear a variety of clothing, while ordinary civilians wear relatively single styles of clothing due to economic constraints and official restrictions on clothing colors and materials. Under the rule of Huang-Lao thought in the early Han Dynasty, the binding effect of Confucian etiquette was not very strong. Overall, the society was in a relatively relaxed social environment, and the social status of women was improved. Women have a higher degree of…