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Why is Hanfu a "symbol of civilization"?

Hanfu is a "symbol of civilization" for the following reasons:

Long before the Yellow Emperor appeared, human beings who had evolved for tens of thousands of years were still in a primitive social form that could only rely on the fur or leaves of birds and animals to resist the cold and heat. They have a strong flavor of tribal clan social system, and all activities are based on instinct, and there is no civilized form at all.

However, since the Yellow Emperor appeared and made clothes, everything began to change. He made everyone put on clothes, and the tribal clans, which were originally full of primitive breath, began to gradually appear a civilized social atmosphere influenced by "artificial consciousness"

In other words, the clothes made by the Yellow Emperor have completed the transformation of the Chinese nation from "primitive social form" to "civilized social form". Then in the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the "clothing system" of human society gradually developed from initial formation to perfection, and the "crown clothing hierarchy" that appeared later also made the "Hanfu system" more diversified. Formed a special management system with the "coronation of the emperor" as the core.

At the same time, it is by virtue of the "decorative texture" or "color difference" on "Hanfu" that the concepts of hierarchical culture, political culture and Confucian benevolence and righteousness culture of human society are determined. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "Hanfu" was included in the category of "ruling the country by courtesy", which made ordinary clothing instantly become the expression of "etiquette posture" in human society. In this way, with the change of history, the concept of "Hanfu" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts and gradually evolved into a "symbol of civilization" of "Han people's self-cognition".