Chinese culture is profound and profound, among the 56 ethnic groups, what are the characteristics of the costumes they wear?

1. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

clothing, it has become a trend for the upper class to be wide and broad and the lower class to be narrow. Deep clothes have the meaning of hiding the body deep, is the scholar class home plainclothes, but also the common people people's dress, men and women common, may be formed at the turn of the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. The deep clothes were unique, the clothes and shirts were connected together, the production of the upper and lower part of the cut, the middle has a seam connected, the most widely used, the degree of solemnity is second only to the court of the sacrifice of the dress.

In 307 B.C., King Wu Ling of Zhao issued a decree on hu clothing and implemented "hu clothing and riding and archery". Hu clothing refers to the clothing of the "hu people" at that time, which was quite different from the clothing of the Central Plains, characterized by knee-length clothes, a waist girdle of Guo Luo belts, belt hooks, and boots, which made it easy for riding and shooting activities.

2, the Qin and Han Dynasties

Clothing materials are richer than in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and the deep clothes have been newly developed. Western Han Dynasty Jianyuan three years (138 BC), Yuanhari four years (119 BC), Zhang Qian was ordered to make two missions to the West, opened up China and the Western countries of the land route, thousands of silk source outward transportation, the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasty, has not been interrupted, known as the "Silk Road". As a result, Chinese dress culture spread to the world.

3. Sui and Tang Dynasties

China was unified by division, stabilized by war, and prospered economically and culturally, and the development of costumes, no matter whether they were made of materials or styles of clothes, presented a scene of unprecedented splendor. The most fashionable women's clothing in the Sui and Tang dynasties was the 襦襦裙, and the 襦襦裙 was the main style of clothing for women in the Tang Dynasty. In the Sui and early Tang dynasties, women's short jackets were made with small sleeves, under which they wore long, tight skirts, which were tied high at the waist, usually above the waist.

Some of them were even tied under the armpits and tied with ribbons, giving a playful and slender look. The women of the Sui and Tang dynasties were well dressed. From the court spread the "half-arm", there is a lapel, head, collar or collarless style, the sleeve length of the elbow, the length of the body and the waist, with a small band when the chest knot. Because of the wide neckline, the upper chest is exposed when worn.

The half-arms have been worn for a long time, and later men also wore them. At that time also popular long scarf, the Department of silver flowers or gold and silver powder painted flowers made of tulle Luo, one end fixed in the half-arm chest strap, and then draped over the shoulder, wrapped around the arm, called Phi Pali. The masculinization of women's clothing is one of the manifestations of social openness in the Tang Dynasty, women wearing men's clothing was a fashion.

4, the Song Dynasty when the dress of the Song Dynasty men's clothing largely inherited from the Tang Dynasty style, the general public more than wearing a cross-necked or round-necked robes, do things when the clothes up stuffed in the belt, the clothes are black and white two colors. At that time, retired officials and scholarly officials wore a kind of lapel long shirt called "straight pick up" with big sleeves and black edges on the cuffs, collar and corners of the shirt.

The head and a square barrel-shaped hat, called Dongpo scarf. Women's clothing in the Song Dynasty is wearing a narrow-sleeved short jacket, the lower wearing a long skirt, usually outside the jacket and then wear a lapel long-sleeved small pasties, much like the current undershirt, pasties collar and front, are embroidered with beautiful lace. Men's clothing clothing: coronation dress, the Song Dynasty began to reduce the types of coronation dress, the big ceremony to wear non-coronation dress, the situation, it often occurs.

The court dress, the Song Dynasty in the Jin down with special decoration called the square heart curved collar. Public service, the Song dynasty for the public service with the regular dress. Women's clothing clothing: dress, the color of the dress is roughly the same as the Tang Dynasty. Regular clothes, are to big-sleeved blouse, long skirt, cape for regular clothes.

5, Yuan Dynasty

is the era of national integration in Chinese history, clothing and costumes also fully reflects this feature. Yuan Taizu Genghis Khan since 1206 built the capital, after the destruction of Western Xia, Jin, the ethnic composition is mainly Mongolia. Yuan dynasty due to the more acute ethnic conflicts, long in a state of war, textile industry, handicrafts have been greatly damaged. Palace service system for a long time to extend the Song style.

Until l321 yuan yingzong period with reference to the ancient system, the development of the son of heaven and the hundred officials of the upper garment even under the clothes on the tight under the short, and in the waist plus crease accumulation, the back of the shoulder to hang the big beads of the "quality of the Sun clothing" system, the Han people say "one color clothes" or "quality of the Sun clothing". This is inherited from the Chinese and Mongolian national characteristics of the clothing system. Yuan dynasty women's clothing is divided into two styles of nobles and civilians.

Noble people are mostly Mongolians, to leather leather cap for the national costume, ermine and sheepskin clothing is more widespread, the style is more broad robe, narrow cuffs, sleeve body wide fat, due to the clothes long trailing the ground, the noble lady out of the line of music, there must be a slave girl to pull. This robe style in the shoulder to do a cloud shoulder, the so-called "gold embroidered cloud shoulder jade tassel", very beautiful.

As a dress robe, fabric texture is very exquisite, using large red woven gold, brocade, velvet and very long felt fabrics. At that time the most popular taking color to red, yellow, green, brown, rose, purple, gold and other main...? Yuan Dynasty commoner women wore Han 襦irt, half-arms are also quite popular, the look of Han clothes often appear in the palace dance accompanist, the narrow-sleeved shirts and cap style of the Tang Dynasty has also been preserved.

6, Ming and Qing Dynasties

Ming Dynasty to the Han traditional clothing as the main body, the Qing Dynasty is to the Manchu clothing as the main stream. And the two generations of upper and lower classes of society have obvious levels of dress. The official clothes of the upper class is a symbol of power, and has always been valued by the ruling class. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, the dragon robe and yellow color has been used exclusively for the royal family. Since the North and South Dynasties, the purple color has been the most expensive. Ming Dynasty, because the emperor's surname Zhu, so Zhu as the right color.

And because of the Analects of Confucius, "the evil of purple to take away the Zhu also", purple from the official uniforms abolished. The most distinctive feature is the use of the "patch" to indicate the grade. Patch is a piece of silk about 40 to 50 centimeters square, embroidered with different patterns, and then sewed to the official clothes, chest and back one.

7, modern

Chinese people **** and after the establishment of the country, the dress advocate simplicity and practicality. 50 ~ 70 years, the Zhongshan suit gradually become the main body of men's clothing, in addition to the popularity of the military casual wear, people's clothing; women's clothing by the Soviet Union, dresses are popular in the city, in addition to the popularity of the Lenin outfit. But in the countryside, tops and pants have always been the traditional attire of most peasants. 1978, China implemented the policy of reform and opening up, reflecting the spirit of the times.

Costumes with the characteristics of the Chinese nation have developed like a spring, with a new look. Among them, Hanfu, which has long represented the traditional Chinese costume and has been influenced by multi-ethnic costumes, made a big splash, and Zhongshan suits appeared around the 1920s and gradually became popular in the cities.

The traditional jacket and pants have always been used in the rural areas, with felt hats or hats on the head. The footwear is made of cloth shoes sewn by the family. Women's clothing. The Xinhai Revolution brought diversification, a jacket and pants, and more use of jacket and skirt suit. 20 years, women love cheongsam, cheongsam gradually become fashionable and not decline.

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