Chinese Habit

The Chinese clothing has varied according to times and locations. it is part of Chinese culture.

THE DYNASTY OF CHINA

The hanfu is the traditional dress of reference before the Qing dynasty. It is different for different classes, each with their own preferences regarding mode.

Civilians and military officials

Chinese civilians and the military officials had resorted to a variety of codes to show their rank and social position, the most recognized being the square Mandarin. Another Code was to set color button on the top hats. Each button indicated the social position of the person (9 different buttons for different ranks 9). Ming official headdresses could vary.
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Chinese Habit

The Chinese clothing has varied according to times and locations. it is part of Chinese culture.

THE DYNASTY OF CHINA

The hanfu is the traditional dress of reference before the Qing dynasty. It is different for different classes, each with their own preferences regarding mode.

Civilians and military officials

Chinese civilians and the military officials had resorted to a variety of codes to show their rank and social position, the most recognized being the square Mandarin. Another Code was to set color button on the top hats. Each button indicated the social position of the person (9 different buttons for different ranks 9). Ming official headdresses could vary.


Painting depicting life during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

THE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The arrival of the Manchu Qing Dynasty marks a real break with the past. Citizens were asked to adopt a new style of dress and wearing a ponytail. This new style, tangzhuang (clothing Tang) involved the wearing of Changshan (long shirt) for men, and the qipao (a long loose dress) for women.

THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1911-1949)

The overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, which marks the abolition of the imperial China, the vast majority of Chinese Hans cut their tails, which were previously required. Sun Yat-sen launched a new style of clothes for men, consisting of jackets and trousers instead of dresses. Adopted by the students, the new holding is called the Zhongshan suit.

For women, the qipao has become a close-fitting dress, emphasizing form (cheongsam), far from the traditional qipao.

THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1949-1980)

From the beginning of the Republic of China, Mao Zedong has inspired the Chinese style by imposing its own variant of the Zhongshan suit, known in the West, the Mao suit. The widow of Sun Yat-Sen, in turn imposed the cheongsam as the standard uniform of women. At the same time, old practices, seen as backward and then exceeded, are abolished. Thus the foot bandage was banned in both China and the West.

During the destruction of the "Four Olds" (the four old), anything that does not remember the Chinese traditional culture encountered opposition from Communist Red Guards. Thus all the objects can attract dangerously intent as jeans, high heels, coats of a western style, neckties, jewelry, cheongsams and long hair were banned. They were a sign of class and wealth. If a citizen was taken by the Red Guards have one of these objects, he risked torture or violence.

THE HABIT OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA (1980-present)

Since the abandonment of the standard uniform of the Communist period in the 1980s, Chinese fashion has changed the pace of the rest of East Asia. Urban fashion has looked very focused on major brands. In large urban centers, especially in Shanghai, there is a very Western look, leaving more casual outfits to more formal clothing. Trademarks, they find their success among teenagers, while children often wear clothing bearing the effigy of their heroes Cartoons.

However, some trying to revive the traditional dress as Hanfu. During the economic cooperation for Asia Pacific in 2001, silk embroidered jacket tangzhuang (Tang garment) was presented as a traditional Chinese costume.