Confucius' contribution to traditional costumes mainly lies in

Confucius' contribution to traditional costumes mainly lies in his concept of elegance.

Confucius said, "Quality is better than literature, and literature is better than quality. Gentleness is a gentleman. " Confucius' elegant clothing aesthetics has had a long-term and far-reaching influence on China's clothing culture. Confucius combined clothing with personality, thinking that the beauty of clothing is the harmony of literature and the harmonious unity of inner beauty and outer beauty.

Confucius' pursuit of costume aesthetics contains ethical norms and etiquette principles, and pays attention to the harmony between personal inner cultivation and appearance etiquette. Only the literature and quality are harmonious and complement each other. Confucius regards clothing as an important topic of civilization education, and guides people to pursue elegance and beauty by paying attention to clothing, thus shaping a gentle gentleman image. Confucius believes that a gentleman has virtue, but he also needs to dress with Zhang De.

Introduction of Confucius

Confucius (5565438 BC+April 479 BC165438 BC+479 BC), surnamed Kong, was born in Taocheng, Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and his ancestral home (now Xiayi County, Henan Province). He was a great thinker in ancient China.

Confucius initiated private lectures and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. There are 3000 disciples, including 72 sages. He led some disciples to travel around the world for fourteen years, and revised the six classics (poetry, calligraphy, ceremony, music, Yi, Spring and Autumn) in his later years.