() is a historical set of attire in consisting of a knee-length
Chinese upper garment known as () over a , a Chinese skirt, known as () or pair of -
trousersalong with other accessories.
Coupled with the Chinese head wear known as ', the complete set of attire is also referred as ().
This set of attire was considered to be a
ceremonial dress
Ceremonial dress is clothing worn for very special occasions, such as coronations, graduations, parades, religious rites, trials and other important events. In the western dress code hierarchy of dress codes, ceremonial dress is often considered ...
.
In the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
, the was only ranked-second after the and it was worn by the emperors when he would work on official business or when he would meet with the court officials.
Construction and design
The upper garment known as () which was red in colour
and extended all the way to the knees.
This was typically worn over a red skirt known as () that reached the length of the ankles.
The wearing of a under an
upper garment was only worn during formal occasions.
Over the , the wearer wore a red coloured .
Under the red outer garments, an inner garment known as () was worn.
A () would be held in its wearer's hands; it was further accessorized with (), (; a ribbon-like accessory), and the belt called ().
The (), also known as ' (), was a cylinder-shaped that completed the outfit.
Gujin Tushu Jicheng
The ''Gujin Tushu Jicheng'' (), also known as the ''Imperial Encyclopaedia'', is a vast encyclopedic work written in China during the reigns of the Qing dynasty emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng. It was begun in 1700 and completed in 1725. The work w ...
'', between 1700 and 1725.
File:Imperial Encyclopaedia - Ceremonial Usages - pic351 - 大帶.png, Dadai (大帶)
See also
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Hanfu
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List of Hanfu
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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 Ch ...
References
Chinese traditional clothing
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