This paper discusses the unique expression of China traditional culture in costume folklore.

The embodiment of China traditional cultural elements in clothing, no matter what form of clothing, must contain three elements, namely fabric, color and style. People of different ages or different status and consumption levels have different needs for the important elements in these three kinds of clothing. According to the change of seasons and the continuous development of technology, the fabrics, colors and styles of clothing are constantly improved and updated, so these three important factors are enough to make clothing ever-changing and meet the different needs of various people for China clothing. China traditional elements can be embodied in any of these three aspects in clothing.

Fabric. Generally speaking, there are a wide range of fabrics for traditional clothing in China, but some of them are unique to China, or are used for clothing for the first time. For example, marijuana is called marijuana; Ramie, known as China grass; Silk is also a unique fabric in China. Cotton cloth was first imported from India. Other fabrics include silk, silk, silk, cotton and cotton. We can see that among the fabrics unearthed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the fineness of hemp fabrics can even be comparable to that of silk fabrics. It can be seen that China clothing is not only different from other nationalities and countries in shape and style, but also has its own characteristics in fabric. It is precisely because of these unique clothing fabrics that Chinese clothing adds a lot of color.

Color. China traditional clothing is very particular about color, and not all colors are suitable for people's daily wear.

In China's traditional dress, there are strict rules about who wears what color clothes, and the color of clothes is clearly defined in etiquette. Different costume colors represent the status of different roles, and it is also forbidden to wear "cheap colors" and "fierce colors" in life. The so-called "cheap color" refers to the clothing color of people engaged in some low-level occupation. These colors are often considered as unclean colors, and people call them taboo colors. For example, the green headscarf is one of the clothes worn by bitches. Because people think that green and cyan are mostly worn by prostitutes and actresses. In addition, "according to the five colors, five elements and four gods, Chunde is wood, and according to the East, its color is green; Friedrich Hirth is a fire, according to the south, its color is red; Qiu De is gold, according to the West, its color is white; East Germany is water, and according to the north, its color is black. " Therefore, usually seemingly ordinary colors have profound meanings in the history and culture of China. China established the dress system since the Zhou Dynasty, and thought that color was the most important dress etiquette of the Han people. However, in modern clothing, high brightness and strong contrast have become the typical color matching methods of Chinese clothing. The colors of traditional clothes are influenced by Yin and Yang and five elements, including blue, red, black, white and yellow. These five colors are regarded as positive colors, and the rest are intermediate colors. In most dynasties, positive color was reserved for the upper class, representing nobility and becoming the color people liked and pursued. From the perspective of color matching methods, strong contrast and high purity are traditional color matching methods in China. Strong contrasting colors are often combined with neutral hues such as black and white, gold and silver, which makes the clothing look more brilliant and gorgeous without losing its simple and generous temperament. China people have a traditional love for blue, and invented blue calico and indigo batik. Blue is in harmony with the skin color of the yellow race, which can produce a soft color contrast effect. As a specific aesthetic category, folk costumes have their own cultural connotations, forms of expression and artistic characteristics.

Style. China traditional element clothing is popular all over the world with its unique style. However, many traditional details and styles are still used in modern Chinese clothing. Traditional styles include double-breasted, diagonal-breasted, straight collar, side slit of skirt, lantern sleeves, coat skirt, gown and so on. Collars are divided into oblique collar, split collar and vertical collar. Decorative techniques usually include inlaying, inlaying, rolling, coiling and embroidery. Chinese clothing advocates natural drooping, emphasizes drooping feeling, and does not exaggerate shoulders too much. Long sleeves and cylindrical robes and skirts make limbs look tall and straight. The familiar Zhongshan suit is a typical example of China culture and western culture seeking common ground while reserving differences. It is modeled after the boy scout format of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, so it is called Zhongshan suit. Clothes are lapels, lapels and buttons, and there are two square convex pockets on the left and right sides of the chest, with soft sleeves, hip-level, sleeve-level and pulse; Pants have a slit in the front, hidden buttons, two hidden pockets on the left and right, and a trouser pocket on the right rear hip with a soft cover. From the point of view of decoration characteristics, Hanfu presents two-dimensional effect, which belongs to plane straight line cutting, so the decoration is mainly two-dimensional effect, emphasizing plane decoration. Decorative means include embedding, winding, rolling, embroidery and embedding. The clever use of these techniques makes Hanfu simple in shape and colorful, which makes people show unique temperament and beauty when wearing it. Embroidery has a long history in clothing. Later, it even formed a "clothing must be splendid." In modern Chinese clothing, plane embroidery is the most commonly used method to decorate the surface space of clothing. Especially the exquisite embroidery technology and exquisite silk fabrics make the clothing full of oriental charm, which is amazing [3].

Mode. The patterns on China's traditional costumes are exquisite, and the styles and types involved are also very rich. These colorful patterns include birds and animals, flowers of the four seasons, pavilions and geometric patterns. , or abstract or figurative, or exaggerated or realistic, with comprehensive and exquisite style and rich connotation. Since ancient times, auspicious patterns have been widely used in both noble silks and satins and simple folk calico. This shows that Hanfu likes to use patterns to express auspicious wishes. Such as dragon and phoenix dance, dragon and phoenix dance, dragon and pearl play, lizard and ganoderma lucidum play, which not only symbolize totem worship, but also express the feelings of "descendants of the dragon" with similar patterns. Phoenix wearing peony, gathering cranes to celebrate life, cranes and deer in the same spring, magpies climbing plums, more than one year old, auspicious eight treasures, happiness and other patterns reflect people's expectations for a happy life. It also includes geometric patterns, birds and beasts, four-season flowers and other types. The most distinctive thing here is the emperor's robe. Because the emperor is the real dragon emperor, the twelve patterns on the dragon robe have their own meanings: "Mountain" stands for stability; "Hua Chong" takes the meaning of arts and sciences; "Sun, Moon and Stars" means light; "Algae" stands for cleanliness; "Pink rice" means nourishing; "Fire" means light; Zong Yi means loyalty and filial piety; "Fu" means decision; Distinguishing "Nuo" from "Nuo" The patterns contained in ancient official uniforms are also full of meaning and symbols. For example, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, civil servants mostly used bird patterns, and military officers mostly used animal patterns. In fact, when it comes to the decoration of costumes, it has existed since primitive tribes. In the rock paintings at that time, we can see that the characters were already wearing different ornaments. In the tomb murals of Shang Dynasty, we can see that the clothes of slave owners are embroidered with moire or geometric patterns. Among many decorative patterns, "Baohua" is the most representative decorative pattern. It is the symbolic name of Buddhism and the most solemn decoration in Buddhist temples. Later, it was used for brocade and became a pattern on clothes. Baohua patterns were used on clothes in the Tang Dynasty, and since then, they have entered the secular life from the solemn Buddhist temple. Later, various kinds of precious flowers appeared, and brocade with variant precious flowers and brocade shoes with variant precious flowers also appeared in people's lives. In Hanfu, the traditional auspicious animal patterns are: rabbit, docile, symbolizing strong fertility, meaning bumper harvest every year; Jade rabbit can pound medicine, so it also has the meaning of treating diseases; Fish, meaning "surplus", has more than one year, and the fish jumps into the dragon gate; Bat, homophonic "fu", has the meaning of blessing and blessing. Other common traditional patterns are "many children and many blessings", "beaming", "a hundred flowers blossom" and "flowers bloom with wealth".