Qing dynasty emperor dragon robe pattern contains what profound meaning

"The emperor of the Qing dynasty clothing has a 'strict internal and external, Ming rank, identify the inferiority of social attributes', the emperor's robe in fact has a complex variety and style, the emperor in different occasions to wear will be different. The emperor dress where to appear on the dragon pattern, the form and number of appearances are strictly regulated.

The emperor's clothing in the Qing Dynasty is basically divided into several categories: gowns, auspicious clothes, regular clothes, walking clothes, rain clothes and casual clothes. Among them, the gowns include robe, end cover (a coat) and robe (both with the robe set wear, can also be worn with the dragon robe and robe with the regular dress clothes); auspicious clothing, including robe, dragon robe; regular clothing is between the dress and casual clothing between a garment; out or hunting wear line clothing, rain and snow days wear rain clothes. Visible, people usually often say "dragon robe", in fact, just as the emperor in a category of clothing, mainly used for major festivals and the first Nongtan emperor pro-plowing and other occasions. And the audience in the film and television drama to see the emperor's robe, more belong to the regular or plain clothes of this kind

In the Qing dynasty emperor's several categories of clothing, the robe is the emperor in the ascension to the throne, the wedding, Halloween, the New Year's Day, the winter solstice, the sacrifice of heaven, sacrifice to the ground and other major ceremonies and ritual activities worn by the dress, according to different seasons, there are seasons of the leather, cotton, folder, single, gauze a variety of texture, color and is not the only commonly known bright yellow. Only people generally believe that the bright yellow one, but there are bright yellow, red, blue and moon white (light blue) four colors. According to the Qing dynasty, "the Qing canon" stipulates that the emperor's general "color with bright yellow", but also used for the Imperial Palace of congratulations and the altar of the Earth, the first Nongtan and sacrifices to the Imperial ancestral temple and other occasions. As for the other colors of the wear, the altar of heaven and the altar of heaven to pray for the blue, the altar of the sun with red, the altar of the moon with the moon white, that is, light blue.　

In addition, the basic style of the robe is the upper garment, the lower garment connected to the robe, embroidered with thirty-four gold dragons throughout the body, the two sleeves are embroidered with gold dragons, the collar is embroidered with gold dragons. Another with arrow sleeves and cape collar, the two is the Qing dynasty court dress remarkable features. In addition, the Qing dress system also provides, wear different costumes, with different crowns and hats such as the crown, the crown, the crown, the crown, the line of clothing accordingly, and the waist should be tied to the corresponding waist "belt", wear the court dress is the court dress belt, wear the dress when the Department of the uniforms, the Department of the uniforms, such as the belt.

Dragon robe in addition to the dragon singing "protagonist", but also full of all kinds of "supporting role", and even the usual people do not like bats are also in it.

Dragon robe on each pattern actually has a rich meaning. To the qing qianlong bright yellow satin embroidered colorful cloud bat gold dragon twelve chapters auspicious robe, for example, the dragon robe embroidered body nine gold dragon. Dragon embroidered to sit upright, a group of majesty, rows of dragons embroidered very energetic, seems to move and not move. Four positive dragons embroidered in the dragon robe in the most prominent position - the front chest, back and shoulders, four rows of dragons in the front and back of the lapel hem part, so that the front and back look are five dragons, which means nine or five supreme. "But we so roughly counted down but only eight golden dragons, which is recorded with the history books have discrepancies, so some people speculate that the emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, itself is a golden dragon, wearing a dragon robe after the golden dragon reached nine. In fact, it is not, this ninth golden dragon is embroidered on the inner lapel, you have to lift the outer lapel to see."

In addition, the dragon robe is embroidered with colorful clouds, bats, twelve chapters and other auspicious patterns between the dragon patterns. Five-color cloud pattern is an indispensable decorative pattern on the dragon robe, both to show the auspicious signs and play a supporting role. Red bat pattern that red bat, its pronunciation and "Hongfu" the same, is also commonly used on the dragon robe decorative patterns. In the hem of the dragon robe arranged on behalf of the curves of the deep sea, which is known as the foot of the water, the foot of the water is decorated with rolling waves, standing rocks, this pattern is called "seawater river cliffs," which means the blessing of the mountains and the sea of longevity.　　

Although the Manchu rulers in order to maintain their dignity do not want to be Sinicized, but in order to strengthen its authoritarian rule, created by the Han Chinese people's dress hierarchy is still accepted by the Manchu rulers, embodied in the Dragon Robe, the most profound allegory is the twelve chapters of the pattern. Even though their area is relatively small, coupled with the bright colors and rich patterns of the Qing dynasty emperor's gowns, people overlooked this has a long history, rich in decorations. In fact, the twelve chapters of the pattern contains the most good and beautiful emperor, symbolizing the emperor is the master of the earth, its power "such as the greatness of heaven and earth, all things are contained in, such as the sun and the moon of the bright, eight parties within the light". In addition to the dragon robe as the representative of the suit, the Qing emperor's gowns, clothes, line clothing are not lacking in Han culture, some of the characteristics of China's traditional dress in fact, in the Manchu ruler's clothing has been passed on.

The Manchus studied Han culture after entering the country and paid more attention to etiquette and dress. However, as the living environment changed, the long robe with arrow sleeves had lost its practical utility, and the issue of clothing reform was reintroduced. Qing dynasty Manchu as early as the establishment of the Guanwai Houjin regime has begun to determine the crown system, Nurhachu, Huang taiji, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng five dynasties revised, to the Qianlong dynasty more tend to be perfect.

Overall, the Qing dynasty in the system of etiquette more inheritance of the Ming dynasty, and reference to the ancient rites of the Central Plains of the tradition of the crown system is detailed and rigorous, especially in the ornamentation of the chapter on the continuation of the traditional Chinese culture of the crown. But the Manchu rulers and history as a lesson, repeatedly emphasized the importance of no change of clothing to protect the riding of the national simplicity of anger, training for the country's fundamentals. So the Qing Dynasty crown always in the form of retaining some of the important characteristics of the nation.