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What are the characteristics of Hanfu?

The main features of Hanfu are:

1, wide robe and big sleeves

Hanfu is similar to China traditional opera costumes in appearance, and the standard style of sleeves is "round and gathered". "Mei" refers to sleeves and "Qu" refers to cuffs. In other words, the style of the clothes is slightly narrower under the armpit, gradually widened from the middle of the sleeve, gradually tightened at the cuffs, and the sleeve forms an arc, which represents the "roundness" in the traditional cultural concept.

2. Right hand collar

"Right lapel" means that after the left lapel and the right lapel are crossed on the chest, the left lapel is on it and the right lapel is pressed. The neckline is similar to the English letter "Y" in appearance, giving the visual effect that Hanfu leans to the right as a whole.

3, lace hidden buttons

Usually, a suit of Hanfu has six belts, that is, a big belt and a long belt at the waist, and the other two pairs of belts are mainly practical and cross-used. The belt under the left armpit and the belt on the right skirt are a pair, and the belt under the right armpit and the belt on the left skirt are a pair, which are tied together.

Types of hanfu

1, Ququ

Men's crooked hem is wider, which is convenient for walking; However, women's clothes are a little tight. Judging from the murals and figurines unearthed in the Warring States and Han Dynasties, many women's winding hems are in the shape of "morning glory".

2. Straight

A deep clothing system in China, which has an upper skirt and a lower skirt. Deep clothes are divided into straight lines and curves according to whether the hem is wrapped around the hem. The clothes with straight tube and deep tube are not around the front, and the clothes are on the side or behind. After the Han dynasty, due to the improvement of underwear, the collaterals that prevailed in the pre-Qin and early Western Han dynasties seemed redundant. Based on the historical development principle that economy is better than beauty, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, direct tune gradually became popular and became the main mode of deep service.

Step 3 dress

Skirt is one of the earliest and most basic clothing styles in China's clothing history. According to the different collar types, it can be divided into cross collar skirt and straight collar skirt. According to the waist height of the skirt, it can be divided into middle waist skirt, high waist skirt and chest skirt.