Ruqun is a type of Hanfu. The short coat worn on the upper body and the skirt worn on the lower body are collectively called the Ruqun. It is a typical "top and lower skirt". The upper body is a short jacket or shirt, generally no longer than the knee, and a tight long skirt is paired with a shawl. Originating in the Warring States Period, it was generally popular in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and most of the figures were women. The main styles include chest-length underskirts, waist-length underskirts, and coat skirts
Chest-length underskirt. Chest-length skirt is a name for a unique women's skirt in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties periods. It has a history of 1,500 years. It is usually paired with a short shirt on the upper body and a skirt on the lower body or a cross-collar upper jacket and lower skirt, which becomes a chest-length undershirt.
In the Tang Dynasty, short-sleeved jackets and floor-length skirts were worn for a long time. However, after the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the clothes of the nobles gradually became longer and wider. The shawl evolved from a narrow and long shawl, and later gradually became a streamer draped on the arms and danced on the front and back. This was a typical costume of ancient Chinese ladies. It was most popular in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and became a fashionable dress. symbol. Princess Anle's bird skirt can be regarded as a masterpiece in the history of Chinese weaving and embroidery; Wu Zetian's bell skirt has twelve bells embellished on the four corners of the skirt to follow every step. The posture shown is graceful, luxurious and beautiful.
Waist-length underskirt. Waist-length underskirt is a type of underskirt. The waist of the skirt is flush with the waist, hence the name. Waist skirts are more common. According to the upper skirt, it can be divided into cross-collar waist-length skirts and straight-collar waist-length skirts, with short tops and long skirts. The upper and lower proportions reflect the requirements of the golden section and have a strong sense of symmetry.
Jacket skirt. Jacket skirt is a category of Hanfu. Women in ancient China wore a coat on the upper body and a skirt on the lower body. Refers to a lined top. Coats have appeared in large numbers since the Tang Dynasty. At that time, coats were used instead of jackets and became women's winter cold-proof clothing. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the characteristics of coats have always been long sleeves, full cuts and slits.
Slits are usually on both sides of the clothes. From the Tang Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, some people would slit the back of the clothes to form a back coat, and the lower body was a horse-faced skirt. There are various forms of Dai jackets, including seven types: cross-collar and double-breasted, double-breasted and double-breasted, round-collar and wide-breasted, round-collar and double-breasted, vertical collar and wide-breasted, vertical collar and double-breasted, and square collar and double-breasted. These seven types of collars can be found in every corner of the Ming Dynasty. The horse-faced skirt matched with the lower body consists of four parts: Qunlian, Qunmen, waistband and skirt association. Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt from Song DynastyDeveloped from the horse-faced skirt, there are two types of skirts: wide skirts and narrow skirts.
