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What is the difference between Hanbok and Western-style clothing?

The differences between Hanbok and Western-style clothing are as follows:

The difference between Hanbok and Western-style clothing is that almost all the parts and structures of Hanbok have corresponding traditional Chinese cultural connotations, i.e., they look for the laws of nature and give them a cultural interpretation.

Another example is the structural features such as "round cuffs" and "straight train", which, regardless of whether they are initially the result of craftsmanship or other objective reasons, will ultimately be given a cultural interpretation, reflecting the civilized concept of "squareness and roundness of rules". "The concept of civilization.

The difference in the concept of dressmaking is manifested in the difference in aesthetic interest. From the structural point of view Hanbok is flat, but when worn on a person's body, it will then show different curves, and its traveling cloud and flowing water-like shape gives a person a feeling of moving with the wind, dashing and flowing.

This and the Western dress that advocates openness and sexiness and emphasizes the aesthetics of human curves form two very different dress categories, showing the difference in the understanding of Chinese and Western cultures.

The emergence of hanbok is more like a "resurrection" of visible cultural symbols, and has become a medium for the dissemination of traditional Chinese culture. According to a survey, China's hanbok enthusiasts reached 3.561 million in 2019, which is the fourth consecutive year of high growth of more than 70 percent, and 85 percent of them are under 25 years old according to their age.