If you’ve watched as a lot historic cdrama as I’ve, you’ll have seen that the characters sometimes put on some sort of clothes that’s comparatively straightforward to maneuver in. Sometimes, it’s in bursts of colour or invokes a way of awe. If you guessed it, sure! I’m speaking about Chinese Hanfu.
What IS Chinese Hanfu and what are the origins?
Happy belated Lunar Year everybody! I hope you get pleasure from this transient little cultural context.
Let’s soar proper into it!
Hanfu Movement in Modern day China
What’s attention-grabbing right here is that the attractive look and the profound tradition behind Hanfu are gaining recognition.
Among the younger technology each in China and in addition overseas. (Google hanfu motion should you don’t consider me!)
However, individuals know little or no about Hanfu.
Not solely the idea of “Hanfu” itself, but additionally the title of the construction of Hanfu, not to mention the cultural connotation behind it.
Brief History of Hanfu
Hanfu (汉服), actually ‘Han clothes’, is likely one of the conventional varieties of Chinese clothes. (Think of CDramas like Word of Honor, The Story of Minglan, The Untamed, and so forth.)
Random reality right here: People have been typically mistakenly regarded Hanfu because the costumes of the Han Dynasty (汉朝, 221 – 207 BC).
But in actual fact, Hanfu is the normal gown for all of the “Han” individuals.
And “Han” is the normal ethnic group of China. Forming the overwhelming majority within the nation.
Later on, Hanfu was seen because the traits of Han individuals earlier than the Qing Dynasty when the Manchus (one other ethnic group) reigned.
The Different Types of Chinese Hanfu
- Shenyi (深衣)
- Characteristics:
- The prime and gown are linked, however are in numerous colours so you possibly can inform the place one begins and ends
- Emphasizes gracefulness and magnificence
- Worn by women and men
- Characteristics:
- Ruqun (襦裙)
- Characteristics:
- Short garments worn on the higher physique, known as “Ru” whereas the gown that makes up the decrease physique known as “Qun” (therefore the naming right here)
- Worn by females
- Characteristics:
- Yishang (衣裳)
- Characteristics:
- Yishang is probably the most primary clothes for males’s hanfu whereas for ladies, the character “Yi” signifies any open cross collar garment
- Characteristics:
For extra particulars on how these clothes are named piece by piece, go try this article by New Hanfu.
I’ve been sorely tempted by how stunning among the hanfus are.
Especially the extra modern-looking ones!
