HANFU Han Chinese Clothing 1 Definition of Hanfu

Definition of Hanfu v Hanfu, literally means the clothing (fu) of Han Chinese, is

History of Hanfu v Said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor

Basic Characteristics of Hanfu v Basic Characteristics： v Crossed Collars v Tying to the

Two Basic Styles of Hanfu (1)Tops and Bottoms Top: Yi Bottom: Pants & Skirts

Varieties of Hanfu v Main Stream : Crossed Collar & Tying to the Right

Hanfu In Different Dynasties v Shang Zhou v Qin Han v Wei Jin v

上古商周 Shang Zhou Warrior (Western Zhou) Shang Zhou Eastern Zhou Spring

秦月汉关 Emperor’s Costume (Han) Official’s Costume (Han) Qin Han Qu Ju

魏晋风流 Cao Zhi & the Fairy Lady of Luo Women’s Skirts

风雅两宋 Women’s Robe (Song) Emperor’s Costume (Song) Self Portrait of Song

明 | 最后的华章 Official’s Daily Costume Women Court Costume Ming

悲怆的绝响 The Last Episode In 1645, after the conquest of

Influences of Hanfu has significantly shaped the styles of traditional costumes of many Asian

Hanfu in Remote Mountains v In the remote mountains of Jiangxi Province – from《The

Revival of Hanfu Zhengzhou, November 2003 17

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HANFU Han Chinese Clothing 1

Definition of Hanfu v Hanfu, literally means the clothing (fu) of Han Chinese, is the traditional Chinese costume. v A recorded history of more than 3000 years 2

History of Hanfu v Said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor in the 27 th century BC - 《Yi Jing 》 v The Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1000 BC) developed the rudiments of Hanfu: Yi & Shang v The Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC to 256 BC) formulated a set of exhaustive and thorough etiquette of Hanfu -《Li Ji》 3

Basic Characteristics of Hanfu v Basic Characteristics： v Crossed Collars v Tying to the Right v Long and Loose Sleeves v These basic characteristics remain constant from Shang, Zhou through Ming Dynasty. 4

Two Basic Styles of Hanfu (1)Tops and Bottoms Top: Yi Bottom: Pants & Skirts (2) One-Piece Robe (Deep Robe) Qun (female) Shang (male) 5

Varieties of Hanfu v Main Stream : Crossed Collar & Tying to the Right Ru Qun Dui Jin (Tang Dynasty) Round Collar (Tang Dynasty) Bei Zi (Ming) 6

Hanfu In Different Dynasties v Shang Zhou v Qin Han v Wei Jin v Sui Tang v Song Yuan v Ming 7

上古商周 Shang Zhou Warrior (Western Zhou) Shang Zhou Eastern Zhou Spring & Autumn, Warring States 8

秦月汉关 Emperor’s Costume (Han) Official’s Costume (Han) Qin Han Qu Ju Shenyi (Qin Han) Qu Ju Shenyi (Han) Ru. Qun (Han) Western Han 9

魏晋风流 Cao Zhi & the Fairy Lady of Luo Women’s Skirts … Warriors (Southern & Northern Dynasties) Look at the Flare Trousers Wei Jin 10

风雅两宋 Women’s Robe (Song) Emperor’s Costume (Song) Self Portrait of Song Hui Zong, Emperor of Song Official’s Costume(Song) Football Game Song Common People’s Costumes Scholar 12

明 | 最后的华章 Official’s Daily Costume Women Court Costume Ming Ru Qun Bi Jia (Ming) Queen’s Robe 13

悲怆的绝响 The Last Episode In 1645, after the conquest of China, the Qing Dynasty forced the Han Chinese to adopt Manchu hairstyle (the pigtail) and Manchustyle clothing. Despite enormous resistance, Hanfu was finally stamped out of China. 似这般都付与断井残垣姹紫嫣红开遍 14

Influences of Hanfu has significantly shaped the styles of traditional costumes of many Asian countries Japan: Kimono v Korea: Hanbok 15

Hanfu in Remote Mountains v In the remote mountains of Jiangxi Province – from《The Last Han》 16

Revival of Hanfu Zhengzhou, November 2003 17