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Aoqun
(;) is a set of attire in which consists of a short jacket typically called () worn under a long Chinese skirt called (). However, when use as a general term, can broadly describe a set of attire which consists of a separated upper garment and a wrap-around lower skirt, or (), in which ' () means the "upper garment" and the ' () means the "lower garment". In a broad sense, can include the () and (; ) in its definition. As a set of attire, the was worn by both men and women; it was however primarily worn by women. It is the traditional for the Han Chinese women. The and/or is the most basic set of clothing of Han Chinese women in China and has been an established tradition for thousands of years. Various forms and style of Chinese trousers, referred broadly under the generic term , can also be worn under the . Terminology The generic term () can be applied to any style of clothing consisted of a pair of upper and lower garments. The term is composed of the Chi ... [...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), ku trousers). Traditionally, ''hanfu'' consists of a Paofu, ''paofu'' robe, or a Ru (upper garment), ''ru'' jacket worn as the upper garment with a Qun, ''qun'' skirt commonly worn as the lower garment. In addition to clothing, hanfu also includes several forms of accessories, such as List of Hanfu headwear, headwear, Hanfu footwear, footwear, Hanfu accessories#Waist Ornaments, belts, Hanfu accessories#Jewellery, jewellery, and Hand fan, 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamianqun
Mamianqun (), also known as (), sometimes simply referred as 'apron' (), a generic term in English to refer to any Qun, Chinese-style skirt, or 'paired apron' in English although they are not aprons as defined in the dictionary, is a type of (), a List of Hanfu, traditional Chinese skirt worn by the Han Chinese women as lower garment item in and is one of the main representatives of ancient Chinese-style skirts. It originated in the Song dynasty, Song and Liao dynasty, Liao dynasties and became popular due to its functionality and its aesthetics style. It continued to be worn in the Yuan dynasty, Yuan, Ming dynasty, Ming, and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasties where it was a typical style of skirt for women and was favoured for its unique aesthetic style and functionality. Following the fall of the Qing dynasty, the continued to be worn in the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China, and only disappeared in the 1920s and 1930s following the increased popularity of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang'ao
Chang-ao (), lit. translated as "long jacket" or "long ''ao''", is a historical long-length, Chinese upper garment called ''ao'' (袄), which was worn by women. It is also known as ''da ao'' (大袄) and ''chang ru'' (长襦; long ''ru'' jacket) which appears to be the precursor of the ''ao''. When paired with a skirt, the ''chang-ao'' forms a style of '' aoqun'' (i.e. jacket worn over a skirt). This set of attire is worn as a formal attire. History In the Ming dynasty, the wearing of long-length upper jacket (ao) with skirts became more prevalent than the wearing of short upper jacket with skirts. Several paintings, book illustrations, tomb artefacts, and references from books which dates from the late Ming dynasty show that women were wearing long-length ''ao'' with a skirt during this period. The combination of long-length ''ao'' with skirt continued to exist in the Qing dynasty. However the style of Ming dynasty ''ao'' continued to evolve under the influence of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ru (upper Garment)
Ru (), sometimes referred as (), (), and (), is a form of Hanfu, 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 dynasty, Qing shared some features of those worn by the Han ethnics in the Mi ... [...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] |
I Ching
The ''I Ching'' or ''Yi Jing'' (, ), usually translated ''Book of Changes'' or ''Classic of Changes'', is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual in the Western Zhou period (1000750), the ''I Ching'' was transformed over the course of the Warring States and early imperial periods (500200) into a cosmological text with a series of philosophical commentaries known as the " Ten Wings". After becoming part of the Five Classics in the 2nd century BC, the ''I Ching'' was the subject of scholarly commentary and the basis for divination practice for centuries across the Far East, and eventually took on an influential role in Western understanding of East Asian philosophical thought. As a divination text, the ''I Ching'' is used for a traditional Chinese form of cleromancy known as ''I Ching'' divination, in which bundles of yarrow stalks are manipulated to produce sets of six apparently random numbers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mianfu
Mianfu () is a kind of Chinese clothing in hanfu; it was worn by emperors, kings, and princes, and in some instances by the nobles in historical China from the Shang to the Ming dynasty. The mianfu is the highest level of formal dress worn by Chinese monarchs and the ruling families in special ceremonial events such as coronation, morning audience, ancestral rites, worship, new year's audience and other ceremonial activities. There were various forms of mianfu, and the mianfu also had its own system of attire called the mianfu system which was developed back in the Western Zhou dynasty. The mianfu was used by every dynasty from Zhou dynasty onward until the collapse of the Ming dynasty. The Twelve Ornaments were used on the traditional imperial robes in China, including on the mianfu. These Twelve Ornaments were later adopted in clothing of other ethnic groups; for examples, the Khitan and the Jurchen rulers adopted the Twelve ornaments in 946 AD and in 1140 AD respectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity ('' shen'') in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and cosmological Five Regions' Highest Deities (). Calculated by Jesuit missionaries on the basis of Chinese chronicles and later accepted by the twentieth-century promoters of a universal calendar starting with the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi's traditional reign dates are 2697–2597 or 2698–2598 BC. Huangdi's cult became prominent in the late Warring States and early Han dynasty, when he was portrayed as the originator of the centralized state, as a cosmic ruler, and as a patron of esoteric arts. A large number of texts – such as the '' Huangdi Neijing'', a medical classic, and the '' Huangdi Sijing'', a group of political treatises – were thus attributed to him. Having waned in influence during most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Dynasty (266–420)
The Jin dynasty (; ) or the Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the (司馬晉) or the (兩晉), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had previously been declared the King of Jin. The Jin dynasty was preceded by the Three Kingdoms period, and was succeeded by the Sixteen Kingdoms in northern China and the Liu Song dynasty in southern China. There are two main divisions in the history of the dynasty. The (266–316) was established as the successor to Cao Wei after Sima Yan usurped the throne from Cao Huan. The capital of the Western Jin was initially in Luoyang, though it later moved to Chang'an (modern Xi'an, Shaanxi province). In 280, after conquering Eastern Wu, the Western Jin reunited China proper for the first time since the end of the Han dynasty, ending the Three Kingdoms era. However, 11 years later, a series of civil wars known as the War of the Eight Princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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