What is the basic form of primitive clothing in China?

People used animal skins and leaves to protect their bodies from the hot sun or the cold, which is the prototype of the most primitive clothing. Before the invention of textile technology, animal skin and fur were the main materials for people's clothing. 25,000 years ago, bone needles unearthed in Zhoukoudian's Peak Cave were enough to prove that the Peak Caveman period in Beijing was the origin of Chinese clothing.

At that time, people used bone needles to sew animal-skin garments and made decorations with animal teeth, bone tubes and stone beads. Later, spinning wheels made of stone and pottery appeared, indicating that in addition to animal skins, human beings could use plant fibers for spinning and weaving, further developing the raw materials for clothing.

Clothing tools such as bone needles and bone awls were restored based on excavations. At that time, there was no rope or thread. It was possible to sew clothes with animal ligaments.

In ancient tombs such as the Shanting Caveman site, Green Hair excavated a large number of ornaments, including headdresses, neck ornaments and wrist ornaments. These materials include naturally beautiful stones, animal teeth, fish bones and shells from the sea. At that time, these ornaments were used not only for decoration, but also to commemorate fishing and hunting victories.

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The costumes created by the Yellow Emperor, Hu Cao or Bo Yu are mentioned in the texts of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals of the Warring States period, the Shiben and the later Huainanzi. Unearthed

In terms of artifacts, the origins of the history of dress can be traced back to the late Paleolithic period in primitive societies. At the Zhoukoudian hilltop Dongren site in Beijing (about 19,000 years ago), a bone pin and 141 stone, bone, shell and tooth ornaments were found. It proved that simple clothes could be sewn with natural materials such as animal skins at that time. This was the beginning of the history of Chinese dress culture.

About 10,000 years ago, it entered the Neolithic Age. With the invention of textile technology, clothing materials have been made of man-made woven fabrics. Clothing forms changed and functions were improved. Cloaks such as the rigid headgear and the monokini have become typical garments, and their decoration has become more and more complicated, which has an important influence on the formation of the clothing system.

After the introduction of textiles, the gangly garment has developed into a stereotypical garment, which has been widely used in a wide range of regions and many ethnic groups for a considerable period of time. It basically replaced some of the Paleolithic clothing, and became the rough type of human clothing. In the Neolithic period, in addition to general clothing, a number of pottery relics have been found, including crowns, boots, headdresses and ornaments.

Source of reference; Baidu Encyclopedia--Primitive Costume