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Paofu
(), also known as () for short, is a form of a long, one-piece robe in , which is characterized by the natural integration of the upper and lower part of the robe which is cut from a single fabric. The term is often used to refer to the and the . The was worn since the Zhou dynasty and became prominent in the Han dynasty.' The was a unisex, one-piece robe; while it was worn mainly by men, women could also wear it. It initially looked similar to the ancient ; however, these two robes are structurally different from each other.'''' With time, the ancient disappeared while the evolved gaining different features in each succeeding dynasties; the continues to be worn even in present day. The term refers to the "long robe" worn by ancient Chinese, and can include several form of Chinese robes of various origins and cuts, including '','' , '','' ', ', '. Terminology The term () is composed of the Chinese characters 《》, which literally means "robe", and 《》which literal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanfu
''Hanfu'' () is the traditional styles of clothing worn by the Han Chinese. There are several representative styles of ''hanfu'', such as the (an upper-body garment with a long outer skirt), the (an upper-body garment with a long underskirt), the and the , and the (an upper-body garment with ku trousers). Traditionally, ''hanfu'' consists of a ''paofu'' robe, or a ''ru'' jacket worn as the upper garment with a ''qun'' skirt commonly worn as the lower garment. In addition to clothing, hanfu also includes several forms of accessories, such as headwear, footwear, belts, jewellery, and handheld fans. Nowadays, the hanfu is gaining recognition as the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, and has experienced a growing fashion revival among young Han Chinese people in China and in the overseas Chinese diaspora. After the Han dynasty, ''hanfu'' developed into a variety of styles using fabrics that encompassed a number of complex textile production techniques, part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daopao
(), also known as () when used as a during Chinese opera performances, and () when it is blue in colour, is a traditional form of in and is also one of the most distinctive form of traditional clothing for the Han Chinese. The was one of the most common traditional form of outer robe worn by men. literally means "Taoist robe"; however, despite its name, the were and is worn by men, and did not imply that its wearer had some affiliation to taoism. The can be dated back to at least the Ming dynasty but had actually been worn since the Song dynasty. Initially the daopao was a form of casual clothing which was worn by the middle or lower class in the Ming dynasty. In the middle and late Ming, it was one of the most common form of robes worn by men as casual clothing. The was also a popular formal wear by the Ming dynasty scholars in their daily lives. It was also the daily clothing for the literati scholars in the Ming dynasty. In the late Ming, it was also a popular form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hufu (clothing)
(; ), also referred as clothing, nomadic dress, 'barbarian' clothing or dress, or foreign dress, is a generic term which refers to any clothing which was worn in ancient China and its surrounding regions by non-Han Chinese people. This term is also used to refer to foreigner's dress or clothing of foreign origins in ancient China. The introduction of -style garments and attire in China occurred by the time of King Wuling of Zhao. Terminology The term '' was adopted to refer to the non-Han Chinese population which could include the ancient 'Hu' northern nomadic people, such as. the Xiongnu, as well as the people from the Western regions such as Sogdians, the Sasanid Persian, the Turkic people (), Uyghur ( or ), Tibetans (), and the Khitans () who lived in the north and west regions of the empire. Cultural significance and distinction The traditional way to distinguish between and , Chinese clothing, is by looking direction of the garment collar. Chinese collar customs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daopao
(), also known as () when used as a during Chinese opera performances, and () when it is blue in colour, is a traditional form of in and is also one of the most distinctive form of traditional clothing for the Han Chinese. The was one of the most common traditional form of outer robe worn by men. literally means "Taoist robe"; however, despite its name, the were and is worn by men, and did not imply that its wearer had some affiliation to taoism. The can be dated back to at least the Ming dynasty but had actually been worn since the Song dynasty. Initially the daopao was a form of casual clothing which was worn by the middle or lower class in the Ming dynasty. In the middle and late Ming, it was one of the most common form of robes worn by men as casual clothing. The was also a popular formal wear by the Ming dynasty scholars in their daily lives. It was also the daily clothing for the literati scholars in the Ming dynasty. In the late Ming, it was also a popular form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ru (upper Garment)
Ru (), sometimes referred as (), (), and (), is a form of traditional Chinese upper garment, or coat, or jacket, which typically has a right closure; however, some of them can also have a front central opening. It is a daily upper garment for women of the Han Chinese ethnic. It can be worn in combination with a skirt in a style called , or a pair of trousers in a style called . The shape and structure of Chinese upper garment, generally referred as (), varied depending on the time period. Clothing style which overlaps and closes to the right originated in China and are referred as being (). The style of which overlaps at the front and closes on the right right in a y-shaped, is known as () and started to be worn in the Shang dynasty. Since then the had been one of the major symbols of the Sino Kingdom and eventually spread throughout Asia. The structure of the jackets worn in the late Qing shared some features of those worn by the Han ethnics in the Ming dynasty. Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenyi
(; ; yr: ''sim.ui''), also called Deep garment in English, means "wrapping the body deep within the clothes" or "to wrap the body deep within cloth". The is an iconic form of robe in , which was recorded in and advocated in Zhu Xi's 《朱子家禮》. As cited in the , the is a long robe which is created when the ''"upper half is connected to the bottom half to cover the body fully"''. The , along with its components, existed prior to the Zhou dynasty and appeared at least since the Shang dynasty. The was then developed in Zhou dynasty with a complete system of attire, being shaped by the Zhou dynasty's strict hierarchical system in terms of social levels, gender, age, and situation and was used as a basic form of clothing. The then became the mainstream clothing choice during the Qin and Han dynasties. By the Han dynasty, the had evolved into two types of robes: the () and the ' (). The later gradually declined in popularity around the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po (clothing)
''Po'' is a generic term referring to an outer robe or overcoat. There are two general types of ''po'', the Korean type and the Paofu, Chinese type. The Korean type is a common style from the Three Kingdoms of Korea period, and it is used in modern day. A belt was used until it was replaced by a ribbon during late Joseon dynasty. ''Durumagi'' is a variety of ''po'' that was worn as protection against cold. It had been widely worn as an outer robe over ''jeogori'' and ''baji''. It is also called ''jumagui'', ''juchaui'', or ''juui''. The Chinese type is different styles of ''po'' from China. Starting from North-South states period, they were used through history until nation-wide adoption of the Korean type ''durumagi'' in 1895. Types * Changeui (창의, 氅衣) *Terlig, Cheollik *Round collar robe, Danryeongpo (단령포/團領袍) – a type of round collar robe, worn by men and women. *Dapho – a short sleeved overcoat. * Dopo (clothing), Dopo (도포/道袍) – a type o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garment Collars In Hanfu
Garment collars in are diverse and come in several shapes, including (cross-collars, overlapping collars at the front which closed on the right or left sides), , , , , . Some forms of collars were indigenous to China while others had been adopted from the of other non-Han Chinese ethnic minorities and/or from the clothing worn by foreigners. Cultural significance '/ right lapel Chinese robes, such as the ' and the ' as a general term, as well as Chinese jackets must typically cover the right part of their garment. Styles of garments which overlapping at the front and closes to the right side are known as ' (). The closure is a style which originated in China and can be traced back to the Shang dynasty. The is also an important symbol of the Han Chinese ethnicity. The closure was eventually adopted by other ethnic minorities and was also spread to neighbouring countries, such as Korea and Japan. '/ left lapel Chinese people also wore another form of closure known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhiduo (clothing)
( viz. : and and ), also known as (; ) when it is decorated with outside pendulums, and (), refers to two types of traditional () or (-structured) which were worn as outer robes by men in the broad sense; i.e. the casual in and the priests’ , in the broad sense. As a specific term, the refers to the former. The was also called by Wang Zhishen in the Ming dynasty although the refers to another kind of . Nowadays, the is sometimes referred as . In present days Taiwan, the is also worn by the Zhenyi Taoist priests. The term "" can also be a specific term which refers to the long black or yellow robe worn by Buddhist monks. The was also introduced in both Japan and Korea where Chinese Buddhism had been spread. In Japan, the was pronounced . In Korea, the was pronounced as (), and was also referred as the () of the Buddhist monks; the was worn under the Kasaya until the early Joseon period. Origins and history The Buddhist monk's was worn as early as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow-tailed Hems And Flying Ribbons Clothing
( zh, t= 雜 裾 垂 髾 服, s=杂裾垂髾服, zhu=ㄗㄚˊ ㄐㄩ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄠ ㄈㄨˊ, w=tsa2-chü1 chʻui2-shao1 fu2, p=zájū chuíshāo fú, first=t), also called (), and sometimes referred as "Swallow-tailed Hems and Flying Ribbons clothing" or "swallow tail" clothing for short in English, is a form of set of attire in which was worn by Chinese women. The can be traced back to the pre-Han period and appears to have originated the () of the Zhou dynasty; it then became popular during the Han, Cao Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties. It was a common form of aristocratic costumes in the Han and Wei dynasties and was also a style of formal attire for elite women. The can be further divided into two categories of clothing style based on its cut and construction: the , and the (or ). The falls in the category of (long robe); however, some Chinese scholars also classify it as being a type of . On the other hand, the follows (or ) system consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheongsam
''Cheongsam'' (, ), also known as the ''qipao'' () and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the , the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often seen as a longer, figure-fitting, one piece garment with a standing collar, an asymmetric, left-over-right () opening and two side slits, and embellished with Chinese frog fasteners on the lapel and the collar. It was developed in the 1920s and evolved in shapes and design over years. It was popular in China from the Republic of China (1912–1949), 1920s to 1940s, overlapping the Republican era, and was popularized by Chinese socialites and high society (social class), high society women in Shanghai. It was also one of the national dress of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China in 1929 and is currently the national dress of China, which symbolizes a generic Chinese national identity rather than a specific ethnic and/or ancest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panling Lanshan
Panling lanshan (盤領襴衫), also referred as lanshan (襴衫), is a traditional Chinese attire for men. It is a specific form of round collar robe, known as yuanlingpao, which is characterized with the use of hem, called hanglan (横襕), also referred as lan (襕)). The panling lanshan was a new type of garment, developed in the Northern and Southern dynasties through the localization of the round-collar garments which had been introduced by the ethnic minorities, such as the Xianbei. Panling lanshan continued to be worn in the Tang Dynasty. The panling lanshan along with the ''futou'' (幞頭; black cap) was used as the Tang dynasty attire of scholars and officials. The scholars' attire in the succeeding dynasties followed the style of the ''panling lanshan'' of the Tang dynasty. It is also a formal attire worn by scholars and students (生員) taking the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty. History Round collar robes, including the panling (盤領) robes, were introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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