Is Tang suit a real Hanfu?

The word "Tang suit" has been widely known in China since it was adopted in 200 1APEC conference dress, but the first reaction of China people is Tang suit (see Hanfu Bar). However, the present Tang costume is improved from Manchu costume in Qing Dynasty, which is characterized by sleeves. These characteristics are actually the characteristics of Chinese clothes in Qing Dynasty. At that time, the costumes of many ethnic groups in China were also influenced by Manchu costumes. With these characteristics, the Hezhe national costume, the first exhibit in the Minority Costume Hall of Shanghai Museum, looks exactly like the costume of the 200 1apec meeting.

At present, many people think that the Tang costume should be a general term, which summarizes the mainstream national costumes in China, including not only the styles of 200 1apec conference costumes, but also the styles of Hanfu, because Hanfu was the costume of the Han nationality in China before the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and it passed down for nearly 4,000 years. In the early Qing Dynasty, it died because of the order of "changing clothes and shaving hair".

In addition, there are many people who think that the current mainstream dress in China is the style of 200 1apec conference dress, and Hanfu has disappeared in history. We should not bother to restore it, but should absorb the national elements and let it develop in modern clothing. At present, there are indeed many women's clothes that adopt the elements of traditional Hanfu.

There are still many people who believe that in the spirit of respecting facts, history and minority cultures, the names of "Tang costume" and "cheongsam" should be changed to "full costume". National costumes can develop together, and which one China people want to wear depends on individuals.