Chinese ancient garment
China is a historical country with splendid civilizations, in which the Chinese costume is an important part. From the change of Chinese costumes, we can see the political change, economic development and customs evolvement through the long history. The Chinese costume, which has over 5,000 years’ history, is just like a long river. And today I’ll present them in three parts, namely Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Han Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Qing Dyhing
● bugle-shaped lap(喇叭状 下摆) ● cross collar style (usually overlap the right collar to the left one交领右衽)
● hide the band and the buttons(隐扣束带)
● big robe and sleeves(宽 袍大袖)
●influenced Japanese kimono and Korean hanbok
From the Sui to the Tang, the ancient Chinese clothing developed to its peak. The political stability, economic development, manufacturing and textile technology, and the frequent foreign relations contributed to the development of clothing. The clothing in this period had formed the most fantastic chapter in the clothing history. The features of clothing in this dynasty can be described by the following words.