The Revival of Traditional Clothing in China

In recent years, the topic of "Hanfu revival" has been debated endlessly. Some people denounced it as grandstanding, elegance and so on. Some people think that this is a traditional costume in China, which should be carried forward. So what is the significance of "Hanfu Renaissance"? Wear hanfu to the streets. Is it the embodiment of cultural connotation?

What is Hanfu?

The word "Hanfu" first appeared in Hanshu? "Biography of the Western Regions": "After a few years, I will celebrate the dynasty and enjoy the Hanfu system." Liao history? Where's Yi? Yu Fu contains: "After Emperor Taizong of Liao entered Jin Dynasty, his Hanfu was a legacy of the Five Dynasties Jin Dynasty. Ethnic minority regimes began to use "Hanfu" to refer to the costumes of the Han nationality.

"Hanfu" is the appellation of ancient ethnic minorities for Han costumes. In recent years, people advocate wearing the traditional costumes of the Han nationality, forming the Hanfu craze and Hanfu movement. "Hanfu" is widely used as the title of traditional Han costumes. The traditional costumes of ancient Han nationality are rich and colorful, extensive and profound, and they are a complete system. For thousands of years, they have maintained a relatively consistent style and shape. Their basic characteristics are under the coat, straight collar, lace hiding, wide sleeves and crown. Functionally, there are dresses, uniforms, uniforms and so on.

From the shape point of view, there are "top-down dress" system, "deep dress" system and "wax skirt" system. And because of its variety, each dynasty has its own style, so there are various types. In today's Hanfu craze, fans mainly wear straight dresses, curved dresses and orange skirts. Also put on mysterious clothes at the time of sacrifice, cancel and dilute the imprint of rank and dynasty, emphasize the basic characteristics of Hanfu's shape and pay attention to the significance of Hanfu as a traditional cultural symbol.

Judging from the changes of China's clothing patterns, clothing discourse is an integral part of culture and the most direct cultural symbol of a nation. However, the change of clothing is not mainly due to the clothing itself, but closely related to the change of superstructure, that is, the struggle for political power and the change of ideology. The change of clothing form shows the turn of clothing discourse.

Some ethnic groups in Asian countries, such as Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, etc., all have or learn from the characteristics of Hanfu. As a traditional costume of the Chinese nation, Hanfu, a unique costume style, is deeply imprinted in all aspects of Chinese civilization, representing the gorgeous, elegant and broad temperament of the Chinese nation.

The Rise of the "Hanfu Revival" Movement

The earliest time to advocate the "revival of Hanfu" was much earlier than people thought. Zhang Taiyan was the first person who advocated Hanfu in modern times. In his letter to his wife 19 14, he said that he changed into a kimono and made clothes when he was exiled to Japan ten years ago. After the Republic of China, Mr. Xia Zhenwu wore deep clothes, and Mr. Zhang Daqian also traveled around Europe in Hanfu, which was his personal recognition and promotion of Hanfu cultural symbols.

During Yuan Shikai's presidency, officials also offered sacrifices to heaven and Confucius according to the Hanfu system, but it was not accepted by the times. In June, 2003, when Wang Letian, a citizen of Zhengzhou, appeared in the street wearing thick clothes and Hanfu, Hanfu reappeared in public view. Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao took the lead in reporting and was reprinted by many media, which was regarded as the beginning of the modern Hanfu movement by Hanfu lovers. Subsequently, "Hanfu craze" and "Hanfu movement" gradually emerged, and Hanfu lovers took it as a symbol of "Chinese cultural revival".

During the two sessions in 2007, a member Ye Hongming suggested that "Hanfu" should be used as the national costume, and some NPC deputies suggested that the current western-style hat robe should be changed into Hanfu style. This is the first time that the issue of Hanfu appeared in the two sessions of the country.

On the eve of the Beijing Olympic Games, in the discussion about the entrance dress of China athletes, Hanfu fans proposed to adopt Hanfu "deep clothes", and the supporters and opponents had a heated discussion, which made the Hanfu Movement reach a new climax. At the same time, the public's cognition and attitude towards Hanfu are still inconsistent. Most people regard Hanfu as "kimono" and "Hanfu". In 2004, in Wangfujing Street, Beijing, eight young people wearing Hanfu were regarded as "walking around the street wrapped in corpses".

Even though some people know that this is an ancient costume of China, they still find it incomprehensible and unacceptable to dress up in daily life. These blind people wantonly stifle the symbols and signs of Chinese culture, forcibly annihilate the slow expansion of Hanfu, and lock Hanfu in? Strange clothes? In a small circle, this kind of ordinary people deliberately? Ethnic minorities? 、? Intolerance? It is also a major factor that hinders the review of Hanfu.

In the process of "reviving Hanfu", it is necessary to make Hanfu more contemporary and full of vitality, and pass it on from generation to generation as a clothing form recognized by the public as representing the image and spirit of Chinese national clothing. But "Reviving Hanfu" not only focuses on inheritance, but also focuses on innovation on the basis of inheritance. If the "revival of Hanfu" simply copied the costumes of the ancients, the inheritance of "the costume system of Han Dynasty, the essence of etiquette system and the traditional costume culture of all ethnic groups" undertaken by "Hanfu" will eventually be empty talk.

Reflections on the phenomenon of "Hanfu fever"

With the development of time, "Hanfu Circle" has risen from a small crowd to the public, becoming a household name, but its audience is mostly young people. From these people, we can see the great ambition of reviving Hanfu, and we can also see many irrational behaviors that are not advocated, especially the situation that we pay too much attention to the style and brand of the place of origin and ignore the essence of cultural inheritance.

Even if your Hanfu is fake, my Hanfu is superior to others, blindly supporting the same type of people who love Hanfu, against other types of groups who love Hanfu, and taking Hanfu culture? Rice rings? , symbolic. Ignore the culture behind China Hanfu, and even put different dynasties and nationalities together to pursue beauty? Hanfu? Combination and collocation are also under the banner of protecting Hanfu. Why is this happening? When Hanfu is not to inherit China culture, but to become a means for businesses to make profits, it will lead to many unfriendly behaviors being criticized by others.

Hanfu, as a "strange costume" in the eyes of the general public, still has a long way to go. In the eyes of quite a few passers-by, people who walk in the street wearing Hanfu say that "being unconventional" means "grandstanding". Therefore, we should not be too hasty on the road of reviving Hanfu. We should pass on the cultural connotation represented by Hanfu step by step. Eager to instill the meaning of Hanfu in others, or to emphasize the orthodoxy of formal dress system, are just toddlers in Handan, which will not only lower others' goodwill towards Hanfu, but also make people misunderstand this group wearing Hanfu.

In the final analysis, the revival of Hanfu is a part of the revival of traditional costumes in China, and it should not be the capital to show off the minority culture. Although Hanfu is charming, beautiful and generous, it is understandable for onlookers to think that Hanfu is complicated and difficult to understand. This does not mean that onlookers have no cultural connotation and are not qualified to understand Hanfu, and wearing Hanfu does not mean that they have the cultural connotation represented by Hanfu. Many people just want to keep up with the trend, but owning Hanfu seems to have a different self-confidence from others, stuck in their narrow cognition.

The revival of Hanfu and the promotion of national culture need the national rationality of fans to avoid narrow nationalism and cultural conflicts. The most important thing in the development of Hanfu is the inheritance and development of culture. We must remember that our traditional culture is the thing that can best reflect the national characteristics. Reviving Hanfu is not copying and pasting, but improving and innovating on the basis of inheritance, respecting Hanfu and understanding Hanfu. We should believe that Hanfu is not only a dress, but also a symbol, a fashion and a pride. In the process of "reviving Hanfu", we should make Hanfu more contemporary and full of vitality.