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Recently, a woman wearing Hanfu took photos at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. Tourists passing by pointed and said, "Wow, kimono!" This sparked heated discussions among netizens. After being questioned, the woman randomly retorted: "This is Hanfu!" The photographer also said: "Who said it was a kimono? Go to the museum more!" Hanfu is recognized as kimono. This is not a simple cognitive problem, it is a tragedy for Han culture! Hanfu, also known as Chinese clothing, refers to the unique style of clothing system formed by the Han nationality and its ancestors during the long-term historical development process. The history of Hanfu can be traced back to ancient times, and the earliest form may come from the clothing of the Neolithic Age. With the development of society and technological progress, Hanfu has gradually formed a complete clothing system. During the Zhou Dynasty, clothing began to have a clearer hierarchy. People of different status wore different clothing, which reflected a strict etiquette system. In the Han Dynasty, Hanfu entered its heyday, with more detailed regulations on clothing styles, colors, decorations, etc., forming a complete clothing system. The Hanfu of the Han Dynasty is famous for its simple and smooth lines,…

The etiquette of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties began at the age of fifteen; In the Western Han Dynasty, dark clothes were made, with a jacket and a skirt, and fluttering robes in the market; in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the clothes were close-fitting, with straight collars and narrow sleeves, in the style of Hufu; in the early and middle Tang Dynasty, narrow clothes with small toes and shoes, and silk draped half-arms were popular; in the late Tang Dynasty, it was popular In the Tang Dynasty, people wore loose makeup and loose skirts; in the Song Dynasty, they were more simple and elegant; in the Ming Dynasty, Xia Pei Bijia flourished; in the Qing Dynasty, traditional costumes came to an end, and the Manchu characteristic cheongsam has influenced today... China has gone through dynasties, leaving behind a rich spiritual and material civilization for future generations. The clothing of each dynasty has its own characteristics, and women's clothing has shined in each dynasty with its unique charm. Qin Han Wearing a wide-sleeved coat, a long skirt, and high-top silk sandals, this was a common style of women's clothing in the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the pre-Qin period, people…

The horse-faced skirt can be called “the first skirt in spring”. Previously, #400 college students returned to Caoxian town to sell horse-faced skirts# became a hot search topic. As one of China's major Hanfu production bases, Cao County in Heze City, Shandong Province, has ushered in a "tremendous wealth" with the popularity of horse-faced skirts this year. According to reports, starting from the year before, as of February this year, the sales of the Year of the Dragon New Year greeting clothes mainly produced in Caoxian County have exceeded 300 million yuan. A Hanfu horse-faced skirt merchant in Cao County said that offline sales increased dozens of times during the Chinese New Year, and a single online live broadcast account could also have an average daily sales of 200,000. After the Spring Festival, the popularity of horse-faced skirts has not diminished, and it has become a fashionable item for many people’s daily shopping and commuting. Picture source: Tu Chong Creative So, how did the horse-face skirt become so popular? Why is the horse-faced skirt “out of the circle” among so many styles of Hanfu? How did Caoxian County catch this "vast wealth"? The particularity of horse-faced skirt First of all,…

The reason for the chronology of Hanfu: shaving your hair makes it easier to dress After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, in order to maintain their rule over the Han people, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty ordered the Han people to wear Manchu clothes and wear Manchu hairstyles - money rat tails. In the 300 years since then, the dignified and gorgeous Hanfu has gradually disappeared in the land of China and been forgotten. The resurgence of Hanfu Around the millennium, with the spontaneous promotion of the people, the seeds of the revival of Hanfu gradually grew. Driven by traditional culture enthusiasts and Hanfu enthusiasts, the scale of Hanfu gradually increased. Hanfu hot spots Various places have also launched Hanfu cultural festivals, such as the National Silk Hanfu Festival. During major holidays, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, March 3rd, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, etc., there will be Hanfu parades and many tourists wearing Hanfu in major cities. The "White Paper on the Development of China's New Hanfu Industry in 2022" shows that my country's Hanfu industry has exceeded the tens of billions of market sizes in 2021. The Hanfu market is expected…

The horse-faced skirt can be called “the first skirt in spring”. Previously, #400 college students returned to Caoxian town to sell horse-faced skirts# became a hot search topic. As one of China's major Hanfu production bases, Cao County in Heze City, Shandong Province, has ushered in a "tremendous wealth" with the popularity of horse-faced skirts this year. According to reports, starting from the year before, as of February this year, the sales of the Year of the Dragon New Year greeting clothes mainly produced in Caoxian County have exceeded 300 million yuan. A Hanfu horse-faced skirt merchant in Cao County said that offline sales increased dozens of times during the Chinese New Year, and a single online live broadcast account could also have an average daily sales of 200,000. After the Spring Festival, the popularity of horse-faced skirts has not diminished, and it has become a fashionable item for many people’s daily shopping and commuting. Picture source: Tu Chong Creative So, how did the horse-face skirt become so popular? Why is the horse-faced skirt “out of the circle” among so many styles of Hanfu? How did Caoxian County catch this "vast wealth"? The particularity of horse-faced skirt First of all,…

Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han nationality, is officially called Chinese clothing. Hanfu originated from the Yan and Huang dynasties when Chinese civilization began, and was finalized in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Han nation was given the name Hanfu after the Han Dynasty was formally formed. Since then, it has been followed in all dynasties, but its basic characteristics have never changed. Until the early Qing Dynasty, in order to weaken the national identity of the Han people and maintain the rule of the Manchu aristocracy, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty vigorously promoted Manchu hairstyles and Manchu clothing, and used cruel methods to prohibit people from wearing Han clothing. This was known in history as "shaving hair and changing clothes." This led to the collapse of the clothing system and the gradual demise of Hanfu. Regarding Hanfu, the earliest record is in "Western Han Dynasty Slips Unearthed at Mawangdui, Changsha" "Jane Sisi 'Four beauties, two of them were in Chu clothes and two were in Han clothes'." We know that in the history of China's thousands of years of development, , Confucianism and Taoism thought and culture had many influences on…

Hanfu, the full name is "Traditional Costumes of the Han Nationality", also known as Han Clothes, Han Clothing, and Chinese Clothing. It was a style of "Chinese-Han costume" in the main residential areas of the Han people from the accession of the Yellow Emperor to the middle of the 17th century AD (late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty). "Culture as the background and dominant idea, with Chinese etiquette culture as the center, formed through natural evolution, has a unique style and character of the Han nation, which is obviously different from the traditional clothing and accessories system of other ethnic groups. It is China's "clothes that govern the country" and "etiquette It embodies the "State of China", "Splendid China" and the State of Seris, which carries the Han people's outstanding craftsmanship and aesthetics such as dyeing, weaving and embroidery, and inherits more than 30 Chinese intangible cultural heritages and protected Chinese arts and crafts. Origin Formation Some ancient books believe that the Han people (and their ancestors) already have a unique clothing system. For example, "Historical Records" believes that "Chinese clothes were made by the Yellow Emperor" and "Before the Yellow Emperor, there were no clothes or houses. The…