Five Key Facts about Hanfu to Bid Farewell to Being a Novice in Hanfu

Five Key Facts about Hanfu to Bid Farewell to Being a Novice in Hanfu

I don’t know since when, Hanfu, which has a long history, began to appear frequently in our field of vision, and even started a wave of Hanfu craze. As the heirs of Hanfu culture, while catching up with this trend, we must understand the basic common sense about Hanfu in order to operate correctly~

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Although there are more and more fans of Han culture now, Hanfu has gradually become mainstream from a niche hobby. But little is known about the history behind Hanfu, so today, the editor will give you 5 entry-level common sense about Hanfu, so that all pig boys can transform into beautiful Chinese-style boys from the inside out~

【History of Hanfu】

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Speaking of Hanfu, many friends may think that Hanfu is the costume of the Han Dynasty. In fact, the full name of Hanfu is "Han traditional costumes", which refers to the traditional costumes dominated by Han culture from the accession of the Yellow Emperor to the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Therefore, the actual Hanfu includes many dynasties such as Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han.

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At the same time, the long-standing Hanfu has also influenced the national costumes of Japan, North Korea, Vietnam and other countries. In addition to providing protection from the cold and warmth and covering the body and shame, Hanfu is also a manifestation of ancient Chinese civilization, and has a very important political meaning behind it.

[Main features of Hanfu]

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After understanding the history of Hanfu, the second point is that we need to clarify the characteristics of Hanfu and refuse to make such low-level mistakes as "Hanfu = ancient costume". Although the long-established Hanfu has evolved over hundreds of years and has seen many different styles, the three characteristics of the cross-collar and right lapels, the large sleeves of the coat and the unbuttoned tassel have always existed.

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Cross collar and right lapel refers to the two front lapels on the front of the clothes intersecting left and right, and the left lapel covers the right lapel, which is called the right lapel. Bao Yi's big sleeves refer to loose clothing and elegant long sleeves. In the eyes of the ancients who pursued the pursuit of becoming immortals, the clothes with big sleeves on Bao Yi have an otherworldly and immortal appearance.

[Common Hanfu styles]

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After learning how to distinguish Hanfu, the editor took my friends to look at the Hanfu styles commonly worn by Xianxianer’s Hanfu brothers on Douyin. According to the shape of Hanfu, it can be directly divided into three categories: Chang system, deep clothing system and Tong tailor system.

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Compared with the uncommon Shen Yi system and Tong Tai system, Yi Shang system is the most common style of Hanfu. Usually refers to the top and bottom, similar to the current way of wearing tops and bottoms. However, the bottoms in Hanfu are mostly one-piece skirts. Later, in order to facilitate work, the top + bottoms (shu) gradually developed. Brown shape.

[Patterns in Hanfu]

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In traditional Hanfu, common decorative patterns include animal patterns, plant patterns, geometric patterns, etc. The most common animal patterns in Hanfu are cranes, peacocks, dragons and cloud geese. In addition to the auspicious zigzag pattern, the most common geometric pattern in Hanfu is the Bagua pattern.

【Clothes and Bunt】

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Having said so much useful information, let’s finally talk about the pronunciation in Hanfu. The word "clothes" in Hanfu should be pronounced as chang, and the word "short" in short strokes should be pronounced as shu, because the word "short" does not mean length, but represents the cutting method of Hanfu. Short strokes refer to vertical cutting. top.

How about it? After reading this 5-point introduction to Hanfu, do you feel more confident about wearing Hanfu~