The Shang Dynasty developed the rudiments of Hanfu; it consisted of a yi, and chang, worn with a bixi,. Vivid primary colors and green were used, due to the degree of technology at the time.
women
men
• Since Song and Yuan, official record used Hanfu to indicate garments Hans wear • During Liao dynasty, the emperor of Liao and Han officials wear Hanfu, and Empress and Khitan(契丹) officials wear their national clothing. • During Yuan dynasty, when editing History of Liao, the officials especially made an entry for Hanfu
Formal dress
• Xuanduan (玄端): a very formal dark robe; equivalent to the Western white tie • Shenyi (深衣): a long full body garment • (曲裾): diagonal body wrapping • (直裾): straight lapels • Yuanlingshan (圓領衫), lanshan (襴衫) or panlingpao (盤領袍): closed, round-collared robe; mostly used for official or academical dress