HANFU

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HANFU

• Han
• Chinese
• Clothing

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Definition of Hanfu

• Hanfu, literally means the clothing (fu) of Han
  Chinese, is the traditional Chinese costume.
• A recorded history of more than 3000 years

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History of Hanfu

• Said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow
  Emperor in the 27th century BC - Yi Jing
• The Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1000 BC) developed the
  rudiments of Hanfu Yi Shang
• The Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC to 256 BC) formulated a
  set of exhaustive and thorough etiquette of
  Hanfu -Li Ji

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Basic Characteristics of Hanfu

• Basic
• Characteristics
• Crossed Collars
• Tying to the Right
• Long and Loose
• Sleeves
• These basic characteristics remain constant from
  Shang, Zhou through Ming Dynasty.

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Two Basic Styles of Hanfu

• (1)Tops and Bottoms (2) One-Piece Robe
• (Deep Robe)

Top Yi Bottom Pants Skirts
Qun (female) Shang (male)
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Varieties of Hanfu

• Main Stream Crossed Collar Tying to the
  Right

Ru Qun
Dui Jin (Tang Dynasty)
Round Collar (Tang Dynasty)
Bei Zi (Ming)
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Hanfu In Different Dynasties

• Shang Zhou
• Qin Han
• Wei Jin
• Sui Tang
• Song Yuan
• Ming

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Shang Zhou
Warrior (Western Zhou)
Shang Zhou
Spring Autumn, Warring States
Eastern Zhou
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Emperors Costume (Han)
Officials Costume (Han)
Qin Han
RuQun (Han)
Qu Ju Shenyi (Qin Han)
Qu Ju Shenyi (Han)
Western Han
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Warriors (Southern Northern Dynasties) Look at
the Flare Trousers
Cao Zhi the Fairy Lady of Luo
Womens Skirts
Wei Jin
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Officials Robe (Tang)
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Beauty Hero
Sui Tang
Tang
Ru Qun (Sui)
Tang
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Emperors Costume (Song)
Womens Robe (Song)
Self Portrait of Song Hui Zong, Emperor of Song
Officials Costume(Song)
Football Game
Song
Common Peoples Costumes
Scholar
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Officials Daily Costume
Women Court Costume
Ming
Bi Jia (Ming)
Queens Robe
Ru Qun
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The Last Episode
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In 1645, after the conquest of China, the Qing
Dynasty forced the Han Chinese to adopt Manchu
hairstyle (the pigtail) and Manchu-style
clothing. Despite enormous resistance, Hanfu was
finally stamped out of China.
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Influences of Hanfu
Hanfu has significantly shaped the styles of
traditional costumes of many Asian countries

• Japan Kimono
• Korea Hanbok

Korea Hanbok
JapanKimono
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Hanfu in Remote Mountains

• In the remote mountains of Jiangxi Province
• fromThe Last Han

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Revival of Hanfu
Zhengzhou, November 2003
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