In TV dramas a lot of ancient characters wear that kind of cape behind them. May I ask what it is called a cloak?

The cloak is divided into Chinese cloak and western cloak two kinds of the following are introduced:

Chinese cloak:

Chinese cloak is a cloak with outerwear, most of the straight collar to the lapel, the neck tie, there are two long-sleeved, two underarms slit. Popular in the Ming Dynasty. Generally can be worn both outdoors and indoors.

Western cloak:

Features

Modern and foreign "cloak" (in fact, just a cloak, not a cloak at all) types: 5,000 years ago in Ancient Egyptian bas-relief statues of these "cloak" of the Figures of this type are depicted in ancient Egyptian bas-reliefs dating back 5,000 years. This type of cloak has long been popular in the Mediterranean region and flourished in Europe around the 11th century.

The cloak is often mistakenly referred to as a cape in modern times. Women as fashionable clothing, in addition to the summer is not used, spring, fall and winter seasons are worn. Material, single, clip, cotton, leather. Sewn with satin, the color of green for the fashionable, but also red, pink, coffee and gray and so on. Thirty years old and above generally wear more dark colors, some with heavy black, to show that stable and dignified. The length of the cloak is usually at the knee, but in winter it is slightly longer. "Cloak" two lapels, nailed with buttons or straps, but when wearing the repair often do not use, let it open, walk generally use both hands to grab the lapels, to show the style and demeanor. Women and children with, more embroidered with flowers and decorations, men generally plain.

Classification

By the part of the body can be divided into three categories:

①Long "cloak" (cape), to the waist below, which and the ground "cloak" is commonly known as the big cloak.

②Short "cloak", draped above the waist. Women's draped over the shoulders, called the small "cloak", or shawl (front closure with a loop button tie).

3 hooded "cape", and cap into one, and sub-hooded small "cape", hooded cloak.

According to the use can be divided into:

①Daily life "cloak". In order to Borei Ruo "cape" (small "cape") is more famous; other baby cape and hooded "cape" raincoat (poncho) and so on.

②Religious people with the "cloak", there is the Christian sacrifice of the cloak and its cross corset.

③The "cape" for the stage, and the knee-length round "cape" for the magician (with a round cut-out in the center and a neckline).

4 ceremonial "cloak", there are watching the play "cloak", the British Führer's coronation dress Koup cloak, Cambridge University doctoral dress cloak, etc. In addition, there are cavalry wear long cloak. In addition, there are cavalry wear long "cloak", nurse "cloak" (cut in dark blue wool, with red lining seven minutes long "cloak"), bullfighters wore two-color "cape" (Kopot) worn by bullfighters, the beach "cape" used for swimming ashore, as well as China's Yi "erwa", the Naxi "seven-star sheepskin The "shawl" of the Naxi people, etc.

But in fact, these modern and foreign "cloaks" are all "cloaks", not the cloaks shown in ancient Chinese literature, paintings, and artifacts.