Han Chinese Clothing
Written by Paul
According to Chinese tradition,
Hanfu can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow
Emperor was said to be a sage king of ancient China who ruled in the
twenty-seventh century. Hanfu refers to all Han
Chinese dresses
made up until the seventieth century. Hanfu was thought to be
very important to the Chinese culture.
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Shenyi is a type of a
full-length, one-piece robe that links the Yi to the Chang to cover and
wrap the body. Parts of a Shenyi include:
1. The Jin- the front of the upper garment
2. The Jiaoling Youren- Crossed collars tying to the right
3. The Qu- sleeve cuffs
4. The Mei- sleeves
5. The Chang- skirt
6. The Quju- Skirt with a curved hem
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Hanfu disappeared at
the
beginning of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The Qing dynasty was
founded not by the Han, but the Manchus. The Manchus were a
semi-nomadic people who first rose to prominence in Manchuria. In
1644 the Manchus highly organized army invaded Beijing. Manchus forced
the Hanfu people to adopt their style of clothing. Therefore
Hanfu clothing was replaced with Manchu-style clothing for men, but
women were still allowed to wear Ming-era clothing.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, Manchu dresses and pigtails
were replaced with western style clothing. This is what Han
Chinese people wear today.
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Dupioni (also spelled
Duppioni) is a popular strong double-thread silk that is made when
people reel silk fibers from a cocoon that two silkworms have created
together. An average silkworm cocoon can contain 300-400 meters
of silk (984-1312 ft). Even with this amount of silk, it takes
approximately 5,500 silkworms to produce only 1kg (2.2lb) of raw
silk. Dupioni is often marked that you may only dry clean, but
you can wash it before you cut it out. The fabric will lose some
of its stiffness and possibly some of its sheen. It also may
shrink 14% when washed (5 in per yard), but it will be hard to
wrinkle. As a bonus of washing dupioni, you'll have no
dry
cleaning bills!!
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Sources and Pictures:
http://www.1koo.com/pic/hq/sq0028-mc.jpg
http://www.hyenaproductions.com/images/chinesebrocaderemnants_001.jpg
http://files1.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_on_2_3_2002_22_24_19/
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http://www.chinastyle.cn/clothing/style/images/shenyi.jpg
http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/miva/images/69783.jpg
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