Recently, the "National Reading Conference·2023 Chinese Good Books" ceremony was broadcast on CCTV. "The History of Minimalist Chinese Clothing" edited and published by People's Fine Arts Publishing House won the 2023 Chinese Good Book.
"2023 Chinese Good Books" trophy and books
On this occasion, People's Fine Arts Publishing House held "A glance at a thousand years - discovering the beauty of Chinese culture from 'Hanfu'" in the Tianjin Publishing House. And the '2023 Chinese Good Book' "Minimalist Chinese Clothing History" book sharing meeting. The event invited Hua Mei, professor of clothing history and author of "Minimalist History of Chinese Clothing", Qi Dejin, professor of clothing design at the School of Art, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, and Li Ling, associate professor of clothing at the School of Fashion and Art, Tianjin University of Technology, to talk and share.
Three guests and two publishing house representatives discussed the main characteristics and historical evolution of "Hanfu", the application of traditional Hanfu styles and elements in modern clothing design, and the meaning of "Hanfu poetry" Contents such as expression and how Hanfu can better build cultural confidence were discussed. The event also showcased the People's Fine Arts Publishing House's publishing achievements in in-depth research on topics in the history of clothing.
Professor Hua Mei spoke at the book sharing meeting of "Minimalist Chinese Clothing History"
Hua Mei first explained that the image of "Hanfu" represents the clothing style of the entire Chinese nation. She mentioned that this year’s CCTV Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala, 93-year-old Dunhuang art and arts and crafts design research expert ChangThe creative program "Nian Jin" brought by Shana stunned the audience with the charm of oriental aesthetics. The simplicity of the Han Dynasty, the elegance of the Tang Dynasty, the elegance of the Song Dynasty, the dignity of the Ming Dynasty... The beauty of the costumes and makeup of different dynasties left a deep impression on the audience.
"Minimalist History of Chinese Clothing" is organized in time, with no vertical line and no horizontal line, and it extracts the development process of Chinese clothing over the past five thousand years. The expression of the "poetry of Hanfu" needs to be based on our in-depth understanding of traditional Chinese culture and a lot of reading in order to be able to gain extensive knowledge and accumulate knowledge.
The so-called "clothing" or "clothing" includes four aspects: The first is clothes. Among the clothes is the main garment, which is the wrapping around the human torso. There are also head clothes, which are wrapped around the head, such as hats, scarves, etc. There are also footwear, such as shoes and socks, and some people count gloves as handwear. In short, clothes are covering. The second is jewelry. From hairpins and small flowers on the head, to earrings, necklaces, and even corsages, belt buckles, rings, bracelets, anklets... Accessories are mainly for decoration or identification purposes, and do not have a covering function. The third is makeup. That is, human skin is used as the base fabric, but it also has the function of clothing, such as early tattoos, face tattoos, nose piercing, and contemporary makeup, etc. The fourth is the accessories, including canes, swords, etc. You don’t have to have these accessories, but having accessories can better highlight a person’s identity and status.
Speeches from readers of "The History of Minimalist Chinese Clothing"
Talk about clothes alone, no matter how distinctive their shapes, colors, and patterns are of the times, it cannot constitute the history of clothing. The so-called "clothing", in addition to clothes, also includes "dressing", that is, the way of wearing it. The way of dressing must involve gender, age, status, occasion, as well as national, ethnic and other characteristics. Therefore, the history of clothing has cultural significance.
In terms of how to make "Hanfu" shine more brilliantly in the new era, Professor Qi Dejin elaborated more on the application of traditional "Hanfu" style and elements in modern clothing design.
Associate Professor Li Ling emphasized that clothing has always been one of the important topics of the times. It is the civilization worn on the body. Only by integrating "Hanfu" into "National Trend + Cultural Tourism" can traditional culture be restored to reality. Only in life can we better promote traditional Chinese culture.
At the end of the event, Professor Hua Mei answered questions from readers on the content of the book "Minimalist Chinese Clothing History". Director Jiao Fubin shared his experience with the readers on the characteristics of a good book in "Minimalist Chinese Clothing History". He said that a live conversation and sharing gave us a better understanding of Chinese costumes and allowed us to truly feel the beauty of Chinese culture from "Hanfu".
The Paper reporter Gao Dan
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